RMAF Butterworth Air Base

RMAF Butterworth is an active Air Force Station of the Royal Malaysian Air Force situated 4.5 nautical miles from Butterworth in , . It is currently home to the Headquarters Integrated Area Defence System, part of the Five Power Defence Arrangements.
  • Airport
  • …lies at an elevation of 24 metres (79 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code BWH
  • …has the ICAO airport code WMKB
  • Description: military airport in Malaysia
  • Also known as
    “BWH”
    “RMAF Butterworth”
    “WMKB”

Places of Interest Nearby

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Places in the Area

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4½ km south of RMAF Butterworth Air Base
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Latitude
5.46592° or 5° 27′ 57″ north
Longitude
100.391° or 100° 23′ 28″ east
UN/LOCODE
MY BWH
Open location code
6PQ2F98R+9C
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Tamil—“RMAF Butterworth Air Base” goes by many names.
Butterworth AirportCebuano
Butterworth Airport (tugpahanan sa Malasya)Cebuano
北海皇家空军基地Chinese
北海皇家空軍基地Chinese
北海空军基地Chinese
北海空軍基地Chinese
北海馬來西亞皇家空軍基地Chinese
馬來西亞皇家空軍巴特沃斯基地Chinese
马来西亚皇家空军北海基地Chinese
马来西亚皇家空军巴特沃斯基地Chinese
رماف بوتيرورثEgyptian Arabic
BWHIndonesian
WMKBIndonesian
バターワース空軍基地Japanese
BWHKorean
RMAF 버터워스Korean
WMKBKorean
버터워스 공군 기지Korean
Lapangan Terbang ButterworthMalay
Lapangan Terbang TUDM ButterworthMalay
Pengkalan Udara ButterworthMalay
TUDM ButterworthMalay
فرودگاه آرام‌ای‌اف باتروورثPersian
Фурудгоҳи ором‌ий‌уф ботруврсTajik
பட்டர்வொர்த் இராணுவ வானூர்தி நிலையம்Tamil

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