| Sahl Sinjar Air Base Camp Sinjar | |
|---|---|
قاعدة سهل سنجار الجوية | |
| Part of Iraqi Air Force (formerly) | |
| Nineveh Governorate, Iraq Near Sinjar in  Iraq | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Airbase |
| Owner | Formerly Iraqi Air Force, later controlled by United States Army |
| Operator | Iraqi Air Force (until 1991), United States Army (2003–2009) |
| Controlled by | Iraqi Air Force (pre-1991), Coalition Forces (post-2003) |
| Open to the public | No |
| Condition | Abandoned, structures demolished |
| Location | |
  Sahl Sinjar AB Location of Sahl Sinjar Air Base, Iraq | |
| Coordinates | 35°51′40″N 042°08′36″E / 35.86111°N 42.14333°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | Cold War era |
| Built for | Iraqi Air Force |
| In use | Pre-1991 (Iraqi Air Force) 2003–2009 (Coalition Forces) |
| Materials | Concrete, asphalt |
| Fate | Abandoned, structures demolished |
| Battles/wars | Gulf War (1991), Iraq War (2003) |
| Events | Operation Desert Storm (1991), Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003) |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | 101st Airborne Division (2003) 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (2008) 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (2009) |
Sahl Sinjar Air Base is a former Iraqi Air Force base in the Nineveh Governorate of Iraq. It was captured by Coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003.
Sahl Sinjar Airbase was located approximately 350 kilometers North of Baghdad, and about 100 kilometers Southwest of Mosul.[1] The airbase was served by a 9,800 foot long runway, and there were two parallel taxiways that could be used as emergency landing strips.
The base was heavily attacked by Coalition airpower during Operation Desert Storm in January 1991, and seized by Coalition ground forces in February 1991. It was abandoned by the Iraqi Air Force after the cease fire in late February and afterwards thoroughly looted.