# Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field) (NUW / KNUW)

**Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field)** (IATA: NUW, ICAO: KNUW) is a medium airport in Oak Harbor, Washington, United States. It opened on 21 Sep 1942. It has 2 runways; the longest is 8,001 ft (2,439 m). It is operated by United States Navy.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/knuw

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: NUW / KNUW
- FAA: NUW
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Navy
- Serves: Oak Harbor, Washington, United States
- Opened: 21 Sep 1942
- Elevation: 47 ft / 14 m
- Coordinates: 48.3518, -122.6560
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 8,001 ft / 2,439 m
- Instrument procedures: 13 approaches, 1 departure
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: https://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnrnw/installations/nas_whidbey_island.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Whidbey_Island (13 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q224558
- Weather station: KNUW
- Ident: KNUW

## Timeline

- 21 Sep 1942: Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field) opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 8,001 ft / 2,439 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Concrete | 155° / 335° | yes |
| 07/25 | 7,999 ft / 2,438 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Concrete | 087° / 267° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00451AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 8,001 ft / 2,439 m | =2,731 of 29,858 | =564 in North America | =419 in US |
| Elevation | 47 ft / 14 m | #39,465 of 43,403 | #17,876 in North America | #14,760 in US |
| Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =924 in North America | =885 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 118.200 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 134.150 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 124.150 |
| GND | GND | 121.750 |
| OPS | BASE OPS | 35.010 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 34.340 |
| TWR | TWR | 127.900 |

## Nearby airports

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- [KAWO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kawo.md) Arlington Municipal Airport · 26 mi / 42 km
- [ESD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kors.md) Orcas Island Airport · 27 mi / 44 km
- [BLI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbli.md) Bellingham International Airport · 31 mi / 50 km
- [PAE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpae.md) Seattle Paine Field International Airport · 35 mi / 57 km
- [YYJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyj.md) Victoria International Airport · 41 mi / 66 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/knuw/data