RMAF Subang Air Base

For the civilian use of this facility, see Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport.

RMAF Subang (ICAO: WMSA) is a military airport operated by the Royal Malaysian Air Force (Malay: Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia). It is located on the edge of Shah Alam, a town in Selangor in Peninsular Malaysia and shares runway facilities with the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport.^[1]

RMAF Subang TUDM Subang
The PASKAU operators providing security coverage for the USAF C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft during the Thunderbirds 2009 air show at RMAF Subang.
IATA: none ICAO: WMSA
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner/Operator	Royal Malaysian Air Force
Serves	Greater Kuala Lumpur
Location	Shah Alam, Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia
Opened	1985; 40 years ago (1985)
Occupants	8th Squadron A400M RMAF
Time zone	MST (UTC+08:00)
Coordinates	03°07′52″N 101°32′53″E
Map
RMAF Subang Location in West Malaysia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft Asphalt

History

A400M at RMAF Subang.

RMAF Subang officially established in 1985. The original purpose of the establishment of this airbase was mainly for tactical airlift and maritime operation. RMAF's aircraft that operates from this airbase including airlifter such as Airbus A400M Atlas, Lockheed C-130 Hercules and CASA/IPTN CN-235. This airbase also operates RMAF's VIP aircraft such as Boeing 737, Airbus A319, Dassault Falcon 900 and Bombardier Global Express and rotorcraft Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk. Due to its purpose for maritime operation, RMAF also stationed Beechcraft Super King Air maritime patrol aircraft in this airbase.^[2][3][4]

See also

• Aviation portal

• Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, the civilian airport sharing runway facilities with the Air Base
• Royal Malaysian Air Force bases
• List of airports in Malaysia