Alor Setar

Located on the western coast of the Malayan penensula.

     Alor Setar (Sultan Abdul Halim Airport)

Location
Lat 6° 12' 0" Long 100° 25' 0"

Wartime History
When the Japanese troops arrive at the base, the RAF was abandoning the base, leaving 10,000 gallons of high octane aviation fuel in the rubber estate nearby, piles of bombs, ammunition and even several pot of soups that still hot.

Today
Still in use today, airport code ?AOR.

 

 
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