Airport information, from map to hotels via aeronautical information. And the aeronautical weather for the pilots with current weather and short-term forecasts with METAR (METeorological Aerodrome Report, observation message of meteorological conditions for aviation) and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast: short-term forecast message of meteorological conditions for aviation ). And other resources such as VAC (Visual Approach Chart) to prepare flights.
Butterworth airport (Malaysia)
Butterworth airport is located near Butterworth, with Pekan Darat at 1mi↑, Permatang Kuching at 1mi↑, Kepala Batas at 4mi↑, Butterworth at 5mi↑, George Town at 5mi↑, Perai at 6mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Malaysia and Southernmost airports in Malaysia
→ See also airports in Malaysia
aerial view of Butterworth airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : WMKB
- IATA code : BWH
- Local code : -
Elevation : 3 m = 10ft
→ See also Highest airports in Malaysia and Lowest airports in Malaysia
Runways
- runway 18/36 : 2438m = 7999ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Malaysia
Coming to Butterworth airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By train : book on Trip.com
By plane :
- Butterworth airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Penang International airport at 14mi : book on Iberia Singapore Airlines
- Taiping airport at 47mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Butterworth airport WMKB BWH
METAR for Butterworth airport WMKB BWH
WMKB 121200Z VRB02KT 9000 FEW025 30/25 Q1007 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Butterworth airport WMKB BWH
METAR issued by WMKB on Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 12:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 4 days and 110 hours and -5726 minutes ago.
visibility is 9km = 6mi.
The temperature is 30°C = 86°F, dew point is 25°C = 77°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 75 %.
QNH is 1007hPa = 29.74inHg
Wind 4km/h = 2kt, direction is °.
Clouds : few clouds at 2500ft = 760m.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Butterworth airport WMKB BWH
WMKB 121100Z 1212/1312 VRB03KT 8000 FEW024
Decoded TAF for Butterworth airport WMKB BWH
TAF issued by WMKB on Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 11:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 4 days and 15 hours and 34 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Thursday, June 12, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Friday, June 13, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
1212/1312 VRB03KT 8000 FEW024
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 8km = 5mi.
few clouds at 2400ft = 730m
NOTAM for Butterworth airport
Around Butterworth airport (Malaysia)
near
- Hotels in Pekan Darat
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 2580mi↑
- Station de montagne Davos Klosters at 5970mi↑
- Station de montagne Saint-Moritz at 5971mi↑
- Station de montagne Arosa Lenzerheide at 5981mi↑
- Station de montagne Laax at 5996mi↑
- Station de montagne Aletsch Arena at 6054mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 6056mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 6057mi↑
- Station de montagne Grindelwald-Wengen at 6059mi↑
- Station de montagne Saas Fee at 6063mi↑
- Station de montagne Zermatt at 6074mi↑
- Station de montagne Kandersteg-Sunnbüel-Oeschinensee at 6074mi↑
- for Butterworth airport at 0mi↑
- for Penang International airport at 14mi↑
- for Sungei Patani airport at 15mi↑
nearest airports to Butterworth airport (Malaysia)
- Penang International airport (WMKP PEN ) at 14mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Sungei Patani airport (WMBB ) at 15mi↑defunct airport
- Kroh airport (WMBH ) at 43mi↑NOTAM
- Taiping airport (WMBI TPG ) at 47mi↑NOTAM
- Sultan Abdul Halim airport (WMKA AOR ) at 50mi↑METAR TAF
- Grik airport (WMAH ) at 50mi↑NOTAM
- Betong International airport (VTSY BTZ ) at 57mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Old Betong airport ( TH-0022) at 57mi↑
- Langkawi International airport (WMKL LGK ) at 75mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Sultan Azlan Shah airport (WMKI IPH ) at 79mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Malaysia
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap