RMAF Butterworth Air Base

IATA BWHICAO WMKBMedium airport

RMAF Butterworth Air Base is a medium airport near Butterworth in Penang, Malaysia. It is listed as IATA BWH and ICAO WMKB. The airport is located at 5.4659° / 100.3910° at an elevation of 3 m (11 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 2,438 m. The nearest airport is Penang International Airport, 23 km (14 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of RMAF Butterworth Air Base with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of RMAF Butterworth Air Base — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`BWH`
ICAO code	`WMKB`
Identifier	`WMKB`
Type	Medium airport
City	Butterworth
Region	Penang
Country	Malaysia
Coordinates	5.46592, 100.39100
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	5° 27′ 57.31″ N 100° 23′ 27.60″ E
Elevation	3 m (11 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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