Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field)

IATA NUWICAO KNUWMedium airport

Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field) is a medium airport near Oak Harbor in Washington, United States. It is listed as IATA NUW and ICAO KNUW. The airport is located at 48.3518° / -122.6560° at an elevation of 14 m (47 ft). There are 2 runways, the longest measuring 2,439 m. The nearest airport is Barnes Lonesome Polecat Ranch Heliport, 10 km (6 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Data

Data
IATA code	`NUW`
ICAO code	`KNUW`
Local code	`NUW`
Identifier	`KNUW`
Type	Medium airport
City	Oak Harbor
Region	Washington
Country	United States
Coordinates	48.35180, -122.65600
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	48° 21′ 06.48″ N 122° 39′ 21.59″ W
Elevation	14 m (47 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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