Harir Air Base
Harir, Erbil Governorate, Kurdistan Region in Iraq
Harir is located in Iraq
Harir
Harir
Shown within Iraq
Coordinates36°31′37″N 044°20′50″E / 36.52694°N 44.34722°E / 36.52694; 44.34722
Site information
OwnerKRG
OperatorPeshmerga
US Armed Forces until (2021)
Site history
In use2003 - present
Battles/warsInternational military intervention against ISIL
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: ORBR
Elevation61 metres (200 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
13/31 2,015 metres (6,611 ft) Concrete

Harir Air Base (Kurdish: بنکەی ئاسمانیی ھەریر) is an airbase located near to the town of Harir, in the Erbil Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

The base was previously known as Bashur Air Base and was seized during Operation Northern Delay as part of 1991 Iraqi uprisings.

History

As part of Operation Inherent Resolve from 2018 to 2023 the base hosted various American aircraft[1] units such as:

References

  1. "Coalition denies reports of withdrawal from Harir airfield". Kurdistan 24.
  2. 1 2 3 AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. April 2022. p. 37.
  3. AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. March 2017. p. 78.
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