Sahl Sinjar Airbase
Sahl Sinjar Airbase is located approximately 350 kilometers North of Baghdad, and about 100 kilometers Southwest of Mosul. The airbase is served by a 9,800 foot long runway, and there are two parrallel taxiways that could be used as emergency landing strips. There are at least 8 hardened aircraft shelters visable in the 1995 CIB imagery.
| Imagery of the Sahl Sinjar Airbase |
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Overview of the Middle East with Iraq in the center |
CIA Map of Iraq |
Tactical Pilotage Chart of Sahl Sinjar Airbase |
Russian 1:200,000 scale map of Sahl Sinjar Airbase as of 1985. |
CIB overview of Sahl Sinjar Airbase as of 1995. |
Sahl Sinjar is served by a 9,800 foot runway. There are at least 8 hardened aircraft shelters visiable in the 1995 CIB imagery. |
