Harir Air Base

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
OwnerKurdistan Regional Government
OperatorPeshmerga
U.S. Armed Forces (2018–2023)
Site history
In use2003–present
Battles/warsInternational military intervention against ISIL
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: ORBR
Elevation639 metres (2,096 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
13/31 2,015 metres (6,611 ft) Asphalt
Sources: DoD FLIP[1]

Harir Air Base (ICAO: ORBR; Kurdish: 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.

  1. ^ DoD Flight Information Publication (Enroute) – Supplement Europe, North Africa and Middle East. St. Louis, Missouri: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2021. p. B–71.