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Naval Air Station Whidbey Island

NAS Whidbey Island
Ault Field
Aerial NAS Whidbey.jpg
NAS Whidbey viewed from the WSW
Summary
Airport type Military: Naval Air Station
Operator United States Navy
Location Oak Harbor, Washington
In use 1942–present
Commander Captain Geoff Moore, USN
Elevation AMSL 47 ft / 14 m
Coordinates 48°21′07″N 122°39′21″W / 48.35194°N 122.65583°W / 48.35194; -122.65583
Website www.cnic.navy.mil/...
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
7/25 8,000 2,438 Concrete
13/31 8,001 2,439 Concrete
Sources: FAA, official site.

Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI) (IATA: NUWICAO: KNUWFAA LID: NUW) is a naval air station of the United States Navy located on two pieces of land near Oak Harbor, on Whidbey Island, in Island County, Washington.

The main portion of the base, Ault Field, is about three miles north of Oak Harbor. The other section, called the Seaplane Base for the PBY Catalina flying boats once based there, holds most of the island's Navy housing as well as the air station's main Navy Exchange and DeCA Commissary. The NASWI commanding officer also has command of a lightly used satellite airfield, Naval Outlying Landing Field (NOLF) Coupeville, on central Whidbey Island at 48°11′24″N 122°37′48″W / 48.19000°N 122.63000°W / 48.19000; -122.63000 (Naval Outlying Field Coupeville), roughly nine miles south of Ault Field. Primarily used for Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP) by carrier-based jets, this field has no permanently assigned personnel.


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