RMAF Butterworth

Butterworth , Penang

malaysia Malaysia

Butterworth






Satellite and aerial maps of Butterworth with nearby locations


Nearby locationsKmBearing
Pengkalan Udara JBPM Bertam , Penang 13.1045
Penang , Penang 23.3215WMKP
Malakoff , Kedah 38.8064
Kroh , Perak 68.6069WMBH
Taiping , Perak 75.3152WMBI
Grik , Perak 80.2092WMAH



  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.



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  List of units at Butterworth




Years Unit
1970-    3.SknAW139, S-61A-4 Nuri,
1965/67UK 103 SquadronWhirlwind,
1959/63UK 110 SquadronWhirlwind, Type 171 Sycamore, Whirlwind,
UK 66 SquadronType 192 Belvedere ,



  Butterworth News


First Two AW139 to Royal Malaysian Air Force

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


DatesOrg/TypeUnit
1964-apr-04 Accident110 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 ?



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