RMAF Butterworth Air Base

WMKB · Penang, Malaysia

About RMAF Butterworth Air Base

ICAO WMKB
IATA BWH
FIR Kuala Lumpur FIR
Region Penang
Country Malaysia
Runways 18/36
Type Midsized airport
Coordinates (ARP) 5.46592, 100.391   052757N 1002328E
Coordinates (Center) 5.46592, 100.3915   052757N 1002329E
Variation 0.4° W (2024)
Timezone Kuala_Lumpur (+8 h)
Local time May 6, 2024 07:41

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Length Width Surface Latitude Longitude
18 180° 180° 2,438 m 46 m Asphalt 5.4549 100.3910
36 360° 360° 5.4769 100.392

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The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

RMAF Butterworth Air Base

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. Nearby other airfields are Penang International Airport, Pengkalan Hulu Airport, Taiping (Tekah) Airport, Sultan Abdul Halim Airport and Grik Airport.

RMAF Butterworth Air Base publishes a METAR. The flight information region (FIR) is Kuala Lumpur.

RMAF Butterworth Air Base is in the timezone of Asia/Kuala_Lumpur. Difference with UTC is +8 h. Today the sun rises at 07:05 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.

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Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Penang International Airport WMKP 23 km 214°
Pengkalan Hulu Airport WMBH 72 km 069°
Taiping (Tekah) Airport WMBI 76 km 151°
Sultan Abdul Halim Airport WMKA 80 km 360°
Grik Airport WMAH 81 km 092°
Old Betong Airport TH-0022 92 km 067°
Langkawi International Airport WMKL 121 km 322°
Sultan Azlan Shah Airport WMKI 126 km 142°
Pulau Pangkor Airport WMPA 137 km 172°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Butterworth BTR TACAN 0.7 km 014°
Butterworth VBT VORTAC 1.2 km 013°
Penang PNG NDB 18 km 212°
Penang VPG VOR-DME 25 km 215°
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