Harir Air Base (Kurdish: بنکەی ئاسمانیی ھەریر) is an airbase located near to the town of Harir, in the Erbil Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
| Harir Air Base | |||||||
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| Harir, Erbil Governorate, Kurdistan Region in Iraq | |||||||
  Harir Shown within Iraq | |||||||
| Coordinates | 36°31′37″N 044°20′50″E / 36.52694°N 44.34722°E | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | KRG | ||||||
| Operator | Peshmerga US Armed Forces until (2021) | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| In use | 2003 - present | ||||||
| Battles/wars | International military intervention against ISIL | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: ORBR | ||||||
| Elevation | 61 metres (200 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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The base was previously known as Bashur Air Base and was seized during Operation Northern Delay as part of 1991 Iraqi uprisings.
History edit
As part of Operation Inherent Resolve from 2018 to 2023 the base hosted various American aircraft[1] units such as:
- Pilatus U-28A Draco from the Air Force Special Operations Command[2]
- Boeing MH-47G Chinook from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) (160th SOAR (A))[2]
- Sikorsky MH-60M Black Hawk from the 160th SOAR (A)[2]
- General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle of the United States Army[3]
References edit
- ^ "Coalition denies reports of withdrawal from Harir airfield". Kurdistan 24.
- ^ a b c AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. April 2022. p. 37.
- ^ AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. March 2017. p. 78.