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 Penang, Malaysia. It is currently home to the Headquarters Integrated Area Defence System, part of the Five Power Defence Arrangements.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Airport
- Description: airport
- Also known as: “BWH”, “RMAF Butterworth”, and “WMKB”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chung Ling Butterworth High School.
Chung Ling Butterworth High School
School
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Chung Ling High School Butterworth is a National-Type Chinese Secondary School in Malaysia. The Butterworth branch of Penang Chung Ling High School was established in the year of 1986 under the initiative of its Directors Board. Chung Ling Butterworth High School is situated 3½ km south of RMAF Butterworth Air Base.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bagan Ajam and Bagan Jermal.
Bagan Ajam
Suburb
Bagan Ajam is a residential neighbourhood within the city of Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang. It is best known for its morning market, where most residents will be, especially on weekends. Bagan Ajam is situated 3 km south of RMAF Butterworth Air Base.
Bagan Jermal
Suburb
Bagan Jermal is a residential neighbourhood within the city of Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang. It is located just north of Bagan Luar, south of Bagan Ajam and west of Jalan Raja Uda. Bagan Jermal is situated 4½ km south of RMAF Butterworth Air Base.
Bagan Luar
Neighborhood
Bagan Luar is an area of the town of Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia, between Bagan Jermal to the north and Bagan Dalam to the south. It is named after Kampung Bagan Luar, a former village in the area. Bagan Luar is situated 6 km south of RMAF Butterworth Air Base.
RMAF Butterworth Air Base
- Categories: air base and transportation
- Location: North Seberang Perai District, Penang, West Coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tamil—“RMAF Butterworth Air Base” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Butterworth Airport (tugpahanan sa Malasya)”
- Cebuano: “Butterworth Airport”
- Chinese: “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”
- Egyptian Arabic: “رماف بوتيرورث”
- French: “Base aérienne de Butterwort”
- French: “base aérienne de Butterworth”
- French: “RMAF Butterworth”
- German: “RMAF Base Butterworth”
- Indonesian: “BWH”
- Indonesian: “WMKB”
- Japanese: “バターワース空軍基地”
- Korean: “BWH”
- Korean: “RMAF 버터워스”
- Korean: “WMKB”
- Korean: “버터워스 공군 기지”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Butterworth”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang TUDM Butterworth”
- Malay: “Pengkalan Udara Butterworth”
- Malay: “TUDM Butterworth”
- Persian: “فرودگاه آرام ای اف باتروورث”
- Persian: “فرودگاه آرامایاف باتروورث”
- Persian: “فرودگاه ارام ای اف باتروورث”
- Portuguese: “Base aérea de Butterworth”
- Portuguese: “Base Aérea de Butterworth”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи оромийуф ботруврс”
- Tamil: “பட்டர்வொர்த் இராணுவ வானூர்தி நிலையம்”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Permatang Kuching and Kampung Satol.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Telok Remis and Teluk Behang.
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