Medium Regional Airport • Butterworth, 07, MY
Elevation: 11 ft (3 m) • 5.4659, 100.3910
RMAF Butterworth Air Base (WMKB / BWH) is a medium regional airport serving Butterworth, 07, MY, situated at an elevation of 11 ft (3 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 0.2° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR WMKB 042300Z VRB03KT 7000 FEW024 24/23 Q1010 NOSIG
TAF WMKB 042300Z 0500/0600 VRB03KT 9000 FEW020 TEMPO 0500/0503 6000 TSRA FEW017CB
METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) is the standard format for reporting current weather conditions at airports worldwide. Issued every 30–60 minutes, it includes wind direction and speed, visibility, sky condition and cloud heights, temperature, dewpoint, and altimeter setting. Special METARs (SPECI) are issued when conditions change significantly.
TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) provides a weather forecast for the area within 5 nautical miles of an airport, valid for 24–30 hours. Issued every 6 hours by national weather services, TAFs use FM (from), TEMPO (temporary), BECMG (becoming), and PROB (probability) groups to describe changing conditions.
Flight Categories: VFR ceiling >3,000 ft & vis >5 SM MVFR 1,000–3,000 ft or 3–5 SM IFR 500–1,000 ft or 1–3 SM LIFR <500 ft or <1 SM