# RMAF Butterworth Air Base (BWH / WMKB)

**RMAF Butterworth Air Base** (IATA: BWH, ICAO: WMKB) is a medium airport in Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia. It opened in Oct 1941. It has one runway, 2,438 m (8,000 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Royal Malaysian Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkb

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BWH / WMKB
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Royal Malaysian Air Force
- Serves: Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia
- Opened: Oct 1941
- Elevation: 3 m / 11 ft
- Coordinates: 5.4659, 100.3910
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,438 m / 8,000 ft
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMAF_Butterworth_Air_Base (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1551466
- Weather station: WMKB · WMO 48602
- Ident: WMKB

## Timeline

- Oct 1941: RMAF Butterworth Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 2,438 m / 8,000 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 184° / 004° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,438 m / 8,000 ft | =2,750 of 29,858 | =867 in Asia | #17 in MY |
| Elevation | 3 m / 11 ft | =42,299 of 43,403 | =3,073 in Asia | =82 in MY |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =123 in Asia | #3 in MY |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =3 in MY |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 125.800 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 23.010 |
| DEP | DEP | 128.500 |
| GND | GND | 134.600 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [PEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkp.md) Penang International Airport · 23 km / 14 mi
- [AOR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmka.md) Sultan Abdul Halim Airport · 80 km / 50 mi
- [BTZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/btz.md) Betong International Airport · 91 km / 57 mi
- [LGK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkl.md) Langkawi International Airport · 121 km / 75 mi
- [IPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmki.md) Sultan Azlan Shah Airport · 127 km / 79 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkb/data