Aircraft carrier landing practices Monday, Tuesday

Aircraft carrier-based flight training for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island is scheduled to occur at Ault Field on Monday, Nov. 21 and Tuesday, Nov. 22. No Field Carrier Landing Practice operations are scheduled to occur at the Outlying Field Coupeville.

Operations are scheduled for the late morning to early afternoon and then the late evening into the night on Monday and in the afternoon on Tuesday.

While there are other training evolutions that people may hear, the aircraft carrier flight training operations are types of operations that involve lower altitude flight training in close vicinity to the airfields.

Both runways at Ault Field are now open. The base will make every effort to let the community know if there are additions to the published schedules.

Ault Field will be used as a backup field for scheduled flights at OLF Coupeville if cancellations become necessary.

Comments, including noise complaints, can be directed to NAS Whidbey’s comment line at 360-257-6665, or via e-mail at comments.NASWI@navy.mil

Comments regarding flight operations should note the time an event occurred, where exactly the event occurred and as much detail as possible about what was seen. We also ask that people leave contact information for our tracking purposes. All other questions can be directed to NAS Whidbey Island Public Affairs Office at 360-257-2286.