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: | Kurdistan Regional Government |
Operator: | Peshmerga U.S. Armed Forces (2018–2023) |
Used: | 2003–present |
Battles: | International military intervention against ISIL |
Icao: | ORBR |
Elevation: | 639m (2,096feet) |
R1-Number: | 13/31 |
R1-Length: | 2015m (6,611feet) |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
Footnotes: | Sources: DoD FLIP[1] |
Harir Air Base (; ku|بنکەی ئاسمانیی ھەریر) is a military airfield 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.
As part of Operation Inherent Resolve from 2018 to 2023 the base hosted various American aircraft[2] units such as: