RMAF Butterworth Air Base

WMKB · Penang, Malaysia

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 280° RMAF Butterworth Air Base 18/36
Wind: 5 kt, 2 beaufort

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SCT 1,900
METAR WMKB 240500Z 28005KT 200V340 8000 SCT019 32/26 Q1008 NOSIG

METAR RMAF Butterworth Air Base - WMKB/BWH

RMAF Butterworth Air Base is a midsized airport in Penang, Malaysia. The airport is located at latitude 5.46592 and longitude 100.39150. The airport has one runway: 18/36. The ICAO airport code of this field is WMKB. The airport's IATA code is BWH. The airport is in the Kuala Lumpur FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for RMAF Butterworth Air Base on April 24, 2024 13:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 280° with a speed of 5 kt. The wind direction varies between 200° and 340°.

Visibility is 8 km.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 1,900 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 32 °C. The heat index is 42. The dew point is 26 °C, the relative humidity is 71%. The air pressure at sea level is 1008 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 19:25. This applies to RMAF Butterworth Air Base, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +8 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
18/36 180°-360° 5 kt 98 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

1,900 ft SCT Scattered clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 32 °C
Dewpoint 26 °C
Rel. humidity 71%
Heat index 42 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
07:07
Midday
13:16
Sunset
19:25 (5:59h)

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