RMAF Butterworth Air Base

RMAF Butterworth TUDM Butterworth
IATA: BWH ICAO: WMKB
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Malaysian Air Force
Location	Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia
Time zone	MST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL	8 ft / 2 m
Coordinates	05°27′58″N 100°23′28″E / 5.46611°N 100.39111°E / 5.46611; 100.39111
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 18/36 2,438 7,999 Asphalt
Sources: AIP Malaysia[1]

RMAF Butterworth
Butterworth, Penang in Malaysia
RMAF Butterworth Location in West Malaysia
Coordinates	05°27′58″N 100°23′28″E / 5.46611°N 100.39111°E / 5.46611; 100.39111
Type	Military air force station
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Malaysian Air Force

RMAF Butterworth (Malay: TUDM Butterworth) is an active Air Force Station of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) situated 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km; 5.2 mi) 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).^[2]

The airfield was originally known as RAF Station Butterworth and later as RAAF Butterworth, under the operational commands of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) respectively. Although the airfield is now a RMAF base, under the terms of the FPDA the RAAF are a co-tenant of the base, maintaining an operational presence in the region alongside the RMAF squadrons.^[3] The airfield and associated base facilities are colloquially referred to as Butterworth.