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.- Type: Airport
- Description: military airport in Malaysia
- Also known as: “Base aérienne de Butterwort”, “BWH”, “Lapangan Terbang Butterworth”, “Lapangan Terbang TUDM Butterworth”, “Pengkalan Udara Butterworth”, “RMAF Butterworth”, “WMKB”, “فرودگاه آرام ای اف باتروورث”, “فرودگاه ارام ای اف باتروورث”, “버터워스 공군 기지”, “北海皇家空軍基地”, “馬來西亞皇家空軍巴特沃斯基地”, and “马来西亚皇家空军巴特沃斯基地”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Chung Ling Butterworth High School.
Chung Ling Butterworth High School
School
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bagan Ajam and Bagan Jermal.
Bagan Ajam
Suburb
Bagan Ajam is a residential neighbourhood within the… Bagan Ajam is situated 3 km south of RMAF Butterworth Air Base.
Bagan Jermal
Suburb
Bagan Jermal is a residential neighbourhood within the… 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… Bagan Luar is situated 6 km south of RMAF Butterworth Air Base.
RMAF Butterworth Air Base
- Categories: airbase and transport
- Location: North Seberang Perai District, Penang, West Coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
5.46592° or 5° 27′ 57″ north
Longitude
100.391° or 100° 23′ 28″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
IATA airport code
BWH
ICAO airport code
WMKB
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.
- Cebuano: “Butterworth Airport (tugpahanan sa Malasya)”
- Cebuano: “Butterworth Airport”
- Chinese: “北海皇家空军基地”
- 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: “马来西亚皇家空军北海基地”
- Egyptian Arabic: “رماف بوتيرورث”
- French: “base aérienne de Butterworth”
- French: “RMAF Butterworth”
- German: “RMAF Base Butterworth”
- Japanese: “バターワース空軍基地”
- Korean: “RMAF 버터워스”
- Malay: “TUDM Butterworth”
- Persian: “فرودگاه آرامایاف باتروورث”
- Portuguese: “Base aérea de Butterworth”
- Portuguese: “Base Aérea de Butterworth”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи оромийуф ботруврс”
- Tamil: “பட்டர்வொர்த் இராணுவ வானூர்தி நிலையம்”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Permatang Kuching and Kampung Satol.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Telok Remis and Teluk Behang.
Penang: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: George Town and Butterworth.
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