{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Airport","name":"RMAF Butterworth Air Base","iataCode":"BWH","icaoCode":"WMKB","city":"Butterworth","country":"MY","airportType":"medium_airport","cargoCapable":false,"cargoRank":null,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":5.46592,"longitude":100.390999},"elevationMeters":3,"runwayLengthMeters":null,"description":"Despite the BWH code and an airport listing, Butterworth is first and foremost a military installation: the Royal Malaysian Air Force operates the base, which is also used by the Royal Australian Air Force under the Five Power Defence Arrangements. No commercial passenger or freight services run here; the site exists for the air defence of northern Malaysia, not civilian logistics. Anyone moving air cargo in the region uses Penang International (PEN), only a few kilometres away across the channe","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/rmaf-butterworth-air-base-airport-bwh","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/rmaf-butterworth-air-base-airport-bwh","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"RMAF Butterworth Air Base · (IATA: BWH) · Butterworth, MY · 3 m"}