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KNUW · Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field)

ICAO · US · 2 NTSB events

ID KNUW FAA NUW Elev 47 ft Lat 48° 21.11' N Lon 122° 39.36' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 8,001 ft. Max gradient: 0.10%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
14 155° 8,001 ft 200 ft CONC No 0.10%
32 335° 8,001 ft 200 ft CONC No 0.10%
07 087° 7,999 ft 200 ft Concrete Yes 0.07%
25 267° 7,999 ft 200 ft Concrete Yes 0.07%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 7 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 134.150
  • CLD CLNC DEL 124.150
  • GND GND 121.750
  • TWR TWR 127.900
  • A/D APP/DEP 118.200
  • OPS BASE OPS 135.010
  • PMSV PMSV METRO 134.340

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KNUW on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 34 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Prior Permission Required for all acft exc Search and Rescue/Medevac. Contact A before operating.

Watch for

  • Prior Permission Required for all acft exc Search and Rescue/Medevac. Contact A before operating.

    ppr required

All translated remarks (1)

  • Prior Permission Required for all acft exc Search and Rescue/Medevac. Contact A before operating.

    Raw FAA text · military remarks · operational

    PPR for all acft exc Search and Rescue/Medevac ctc A

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (34 sentences)
  • ·286 WASHINGTON WHIDBEY ISLAND NAS (AULT FLD) (NUW)(KNUW) N 3 N UTC–8(–7DT) N48º21.11´ W122º39.36´ 47 B TPA—See Remarks NOTAM FILE NUW Not insp.
  • ·RWY 14–32: H8001X200 (CONC) PCN 59 R/B/W/T HIRL CL RWY 14: ALSF2.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 49´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 38´.
  • ·RWY 07–25: H7999X200 (CONC) PCN 33 R/C/W/T HIRL RWY 07: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 51´.
  • ·FUEL 100LL, J5 J8 OX 1, 2 LGT OLS lenses avbl to all rwy.
  • ·HIRL and SFL unavbl to Rwy 07.
  • ·RCLL avbl to Rwy 14–32 only.
  • ·PAPI Rwy 07–25 and Rwy 14–32 H24.
  • ·MILITARY—JASU 1 (NC–10C), 1 (GTC–85/GTE–85), 1(MSU–200NAV/ A/U47A–5.
  • ·FUEL J5, J8 FLUID SP PRESAIR De–ice (2 hr PN req) LHOX LOX TRAN ALERT Tran crew must provide technical direct/assistance in svc/maint to include direct supervision of fueling.
  • ·Ltd svc/maint avbl 1500–2300Z‡ Mon–Fri.
  • ·No maint Sat, Sun and hol.
  • ·Air Terminal opr 1400–0200Z‡, as rqr OT.
  • ·: For civil aircraft landing permits (CALP) requests ctc ops duty officer.
  • ·Dct reful fac lanes not avbl to tran acft.
  • ·Rwy 14–32 portion of SE end btn 3000 & 2000 ft remaining mkr not fully visible fm ATCT.
  • ·Prior coord/flt advsy rqr for AMC/JOSAC/NALO msn.
  • ·CAUTION Landing signal officer shelter 15 ft AGL, 32 ft from rwy edge, lctd left side rwy, 558 ft from Rwy 07 thld and 400 ft from thld on Rwy 14, 25 and 32.
  • ·No weps loading or offloading btn hn.
  • ·Extreme ctn rqrd for back taxi in last 1000 ft of all rwys.
  • ·TFC PAT TPA–Overhead initial for Rwys 07, 14, and 32 4 NM 2500(2453), Rwy 25 6 NM 3000(2953), overhead break 1500(1453), pattern alt 1000(953).
  • ·CSTMS/AG/IMG 48 hr prior notice rqr, ctc Air Terminal Supervisor, 1430–0100Z‡ at DSN 820–2604/6707, C360–257–2604/6707.
  • ·MISC Operations duty officer C360–257–2681, DSN 820–2681.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 360 257 2681
  • ·ATIS 134.15 281.5 PTD 350.1 OAK HARBOR RCO 122.4 (SEATTLE RADIO) ®APP/DEP CON 120.7 270.8 (EAST) 118.2 285.65 (WEST) TOWER 127.9 340.2 GND CON 121.75 336.4 CLNC DEL 135.1 379.9 PRE TAXI CLNC 135.1 124.15 380.0 PMSV METRO 343.4 BASE OPS 350.1
  • ·CLASS C svc ctc APP CON svc continuous.
  • ·(H) TACAN Chan 85 NUW (113.8) N48º21.30´ W122º39.71´ at fld. 60/18E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 133º–163º byd 30 NM blo 4,000´ TACAN operates 1530–0800Z‡ ILS/DME 110.1 I–NUW Chan 38 Rwy 14.

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Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Military / Navy

Scheduled service

No

IATA · NUW

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=2

  • Other 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2002-03-17 Cessna 152 · Other · day →
2001-07-18 Piper PA-28-180 · Weather · day →

Designees in WA

CFI Flight Instructors 2,589 A&P Mechanics 9,329 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 68 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 8 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 7 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 6 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 58 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 39 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 54 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 13 ODA Organizational Designations 13 Schools Flight Schools 57 FBO Fixed Base Operators 40 Clubs Flying Clubs 36 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 20

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Summer Martell Port Townsend WA 15 nm
Travis Paul Holland Bellingham WA 25 nm
Cecilia Aragon Everett WA 30 nm
Jelica Matic Everett WA 30 nm
Jay Todhunter Kenmore WA 40 nm
Michelle Rose Cowan Kenmore WA 40 nm
Efren James Jamir Seattle WA 46 nm
Matthew Joseph Coleman Seattle WA 46 nm
Thomas Scott Crichton Jones Seattle WA 46 nm
Grant Carl Moshner Tukwila WA 55 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Kenneth George Bixler Oak Harbor WA 4 nm
Larry Eugene Cronin Oak Harbor WA 4 nm
Robert Wesley Harrison Oak Harbor WA 4 nm
James Harding Johnson Oak Harbor WA 4 nm
Brien Irwin Lillquist Oak Harbor WA 4 nm
Jesse James Olson Oak Harbor WA 4 nm
Robin Gilbert Soule Oak Harbor WA 4 nm
Richard Joseph Wais Oak Harbor WA 4 nm
David Lee Otten Oak Harbor WA 4 nm
Dwaine Lee Lyon Oak Harbor WA 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Charles David Adam Oak Harbor WA 4 nm
Brien Irwin Lillquist Oak Harbor WA 4 nm
Lee Van Dyke Schermerhorn Iii Oak Harbor WA 4 nm
Mark Gilbert Mcmillan Oak Harbor WA 4 nm
Jeremy Gregory Tritt Oak Harbor WA 4 nm
Fred Onnoh Oak Harbor WA 4 nm
Kristopher Scott Bennett Oak Harbor WA 4 nm
Kevin Earl Whitinger Oak Harbor WA 4 nm
Kenneth Howard Beachley Oak Harbor WA 4 nm
John Wendall Bowden Iii Oak Harbor WA 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 18 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 23 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 31 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 64 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 65 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 76 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
 137 nm
Northwest Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Hillsboro, OR
 170 nm
Twin Oaks Aircraft Maintenance
Hillsboro, OR
 176 nm
Western Aircraft Propeller Service Inc.
Sandy, OR
 178 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.