The Abu Hajar Airport (Arabic: مطار أبو حجر) is an airfield near the town of Rmelan in the al-Hasakah Governorate of northeast Syria. Before 2010, it was used as an agricultural transport airport and was subsequently abandoned until the end of 2015.[1]
In November and December 2015, the United States Air Force reportedly began reconstruction work of the airstrip with the support of the People's Protection Units in the area, landing two helicopters in the field. The runway was reportedly planned to be expanded to 2,500 by 250 metres (8,202 ft × 820 ft) wide to be prepared for use by military aircraft.
In January 2016, the SDF confirmed the handover of control of the air base from the YPG to the USAF. Based on satellite imagery, the runway was under construction to be expanded to 1,315 metres (4,314 ft) from the original 700 metres (2,297 ft) length. The US subsequently denied the reports that the USAF has taken control of the airport.[3]
In February, the SDF announced that the airbase will only be used as a military logistics transportation base using Lockheed C-130 Hercules and helicopters, with the possibility of being a combat base in the future.[1]
hajar, airport, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, march, 2016. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Abu Hajar Airport news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message The Abu Hajar Airport Arabic مطار أبو حجر is an airfield near the town of Rmelan in the al Hasakah Governorate of northeast Syria Before 2010 it was used as an agricultural transport airport and was subsequently abandoned until the end of 2015 1 Abu Hajar Airportمطار أبو حجرIATA noneICAO noneSummaryAirport typeMilitary logisticsOwnerPeople s Protection Units Syrian Democratic Forces United States Air ForceOperatorUnited States Air Force United States Central Command United States Marine CorpsLocationRmelan al Hasakah GovernorateIn useYesCoordinates36 53 52 N 41 59 51 E 36 89778 N 41 99750 E 36 89778 41 99750MapAbu Hajar AirportLocation in SyriaRunwaysDirection Length Surface m ft 700 est 2 296 est History editIn November and December 2015 the United States Air Force reportedly began reconstruction work of the airstrip with the support of the People s Protection Units in the area landing two helicopters in the field The runway was reportedly planned to be expanded to 2 500 by 250 metres 8 202 ft 820 ft wide to be prepared for use by military aircraft The airport is planned to be used by the Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve to provide air support for the Syrian Democratic Forces The US had already airlifted 40 short tons 36 t of supplies to the SDF as of 12 October 2015 two days after its establishment 2 In January 2016 the SDF confirmed the handover of control of the air base from the YPG to the USAF Based on satellite imagery the runway was under construction to be expanded to 1 315 metres 4 314 ft from the original 700 metres 2 297 ft length The US subsequently denied the reports that the USAF has taken control of the airport 3 In February the SDF announced that the airbase will only be used as a military logistics transportation base using Lockheed C 130 Hercules and helicopters with the possibility of being a combat base in the future 1 In late September the Local Coordination Committees of Syria reported that a US helicopter transported opposition politician Ahmad Jarba and actor Jamal Suliman from Iraqi Kurdistan to the airport 4 References edit a b US Confirms Involvement in Syria Airfield Expansion Voice of America 4 February 2016 US preparing airbase in northeast Syria reports Now 4 December 2015 Archived from the original on 8 December 2016 Retrieved 31 March 2016 US denies taking control of Rmeilan air strip in Syria Al Jazeera English 22 January 2016 Ahmed al Jarba and actor Jamal Suleiman meet leaders pyd in Rmelan Local Coordination Committees of Syria 28 September 2016 Archived from the original on 1 October 2016 Retrieved 29 September 2016 Portals nbsp Asia nbsp Aviation nbsp This article about a Syrian airport is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Abu Hajar Airport amp oldid 1167938043, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
