RMAF Subang Air Base

RMAF Subang
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	Royal Malaysian Air Force, Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Malaysian Air Force
Location	Subang, Selangor, Malaysia
Time zone	MST (UTC+08:00)
Coordinates	03°07′52″N 101°32′53″E
Map
	RMAF Subang Location in West Malaysia
Runways

RMAF Subang (Malay: TUDM Subang) (ICAO: WMSA) is an air force base operated by the Royal Malaysian Air Force (Malay: Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia). It is located in Subang, a town in Selangor in Peninsular Malaysia near with Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport.[1]

History

A400M at RMAF Subang.

RMAF Subang are 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] Aircraft Inspection, Repair & Overhaul Depot (AIROD) which is the Malaysian MRO company also located in RMAF Subang.[5]

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