Satellite and aerial maps of Butterworth with nearby locations
Nearby locations | Km | Bearing | |
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Pengkalan Udara JBPM Bertam , Penang | 13.1 | 045 | |
Penang , Penang | 23.3 | 215 | WMKP |
Malakoff , Kedah | 38.8 | 064 | |
Kroh , Perak | 68.6 | 069 | WMBH |
Taiping , Perak | 75.3 | 152 | WMBI |
Grik , Perak | 80.2 | 092 | WMAH |
Butterworth |
1941 to present | ||
5° 28' 0'' N 100° 24' 0'' E | ||
4nm NW of Georgetown, Penang, Butterworth, Penang | ||
ICAO: WMKB | IATA: BWH | |
Elevation: 11 feet |
RAF Butterworth had only opened in Oct 1941 and was still working up before it came under Japanese attack in Dec 1941. It re-opened in Jan 1946 and civil flights began in early 1947. It supported RAF operations during the Malayan emergency in the early 1950s. By 1 Jul 1958 had been transferred to the RAAF, following its deployment to the area in 1955. It hosted RAF units during the Indonesian confrontation of the 1960s and the RAAF during its Vietnamese operations. Butterworth is now a key RMAF Base.
List of units at Butterworth |
Years | Unit | |
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1970- | 3.Skn | AW139, S-61A-4 Nuri, |
1965/67 | 103 Squadron | Whirlwind, |
1959/63 | 110 Squadron | Whirlwind, Type 171 Sycamore, Whirlwind, |
66 Squadron | Type 192 Belvedere , |
Butterworth News |
First Two AW139 to Royal Malaysian Air Force
28-Jan-22 - Weststar leases four AW139 helicopters to the Royal Malaysian Air Force as a stop-gap measure following the retirement of the S-61 Nuri fleet List of aircraft and events at Butterworth |
Dates | Org/Type | Unit | |||||
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1964-apr-04 | Accident | 110 Squadron | Sycamore 4 | XE311 | |||
1966-aug | 110 Squadron /R | HAR10 | XP328 | ||||
1993-oct-08 | TUDM | S-61A-4 | M23-32 | ||||
1993-oct-08 | TUDM | S-61A-4 | M23-31 | ||||
2011-dec-07 | S-61A-4 | ? |