Satellite and aerial maps of Butterworth with nearby locations | |
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| Km | Bearing | ||
| 13.1 | 045 | Pengkalan Udara JBPM Bertam, Penang | |
| 23.3 | 215 | WMKP | Penang, Penang |
| 38.8 | 064 | Malakoff, Kedah | |
| 75.3 | 152 | WMBI | Taiping, Perak |
| 80.2 | 092 | WMAH | Grik, Perak |
| 80.4 | 359 | WMKA | Alor Setar, Kedah |
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History of this Location | |
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 | Login to Edit | |
| Years | Rotary Wing Aircraft Unit | bold : Current Model normal: Unit no longer at this base |
| 1970/ | 3.Skn | S-61A-4 Nuri 1970/ |
| 1965/67 |  103 Squadron | Whirlwind 1963/72 |
| 1959/63 | 110 Squadron | Whirlwind 1963/71 Type 171 Sycamore 1960/64 Whirlwind 1959/60 |
| 66 Squadron | Type 192 Belvedere 1961/69 |
List of aircraft and events at Butterworth | Login to Edit | |
| Dates | Org/Type | Unit | |||
| 1964-apr-04 | Accident | Royal Air Force | Sycamore 4 | XE311  | |
| 1993-oct-08 | Tentara Udara Diraja Malaysia | S-61A-4 Nuri | M23-32 | ||
| 1993-oct-08 | Tentara Udara Diraja Malaysia | S-61A-4 Nuri | M23-31 | ||
| 2011-dec-07 | S-61A-4 Nuri | M23-10 | |||
