RMAF Butterworth Air Base
WMKB is the ICAO code for RMAF Butterworth Air Base (IATA BWH), located in Butterworth, Malaysia.
Airport guide
RMAF Butterworth Air Base (WMKB) is a medium airport in Butterworth, Malaysia. Pilots and dispatchers reference it by ICAO code WMKB or IATA code BWH. It sits in Asia.
RMAF Butterworth Air Base is a regional airport primarily serving general aviation, charter, and corporate flight departments.
RMAF Butterworth Air Base sits near sea level at 11 ft.
Local operations run on Asia/Kuala_Lumpur. Without scheduled airline traffic, the field tends to be quieter and more flexible for charter and corporate operations — a useful characteristic for early morning, late night, or short-notice flights that would be impractical at a hub.
SkyAccess inventory for WMKB updates continuously as operators publish new empty legs and one-way repositioning trips. Pricing on each leg is available with a free account, and an inventory alert will email you the moment a leg appears on the route you care about.
Use this page to compare WMKB against nearby alternatives, browse live empty-leg pricing in both directions, and brief yourself on the runway and elevation profile before you book.
Background from Wikipedia
RMAF Butterworth is an active Air Force Station of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) situated 4.5 nautical miles from Butterworth in Penang, Malaysia. It is currently home to the Headquarters Integrated Area Defence System (HQIADS), part of the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA).
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