Harir Air Base Explained

Harir Air Base
Location:Harir, Erbil Governorate, Kurdistan Region
Country:Iraq
Coordinates:36.5269°N 44.3472°W
Pushpin Map:Iraq
Pushpin Map Caption:Shown within Iraq
Pushpin Label:Harir
Ownership:KRG
Operator:Peshmerga
US Armed Forces until (2021)
Used:2003 - present
Battles:International military intervention against ISIL
Icao:ORBR
Elevation:61m (200feet)
R1-Number:13/31
R1-Length:2015m (6,611feet)
R1-Surface: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:

Notes and References

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