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The Essence of H3 Northwest AFB
Location
AN · Iraq
Position
33.075°, 39.600°
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Remote Iraqi air base in the western desert.
Location
Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq
H3 Northwest Air Base is a military airfield located in the Al Anbar governorate of western Iraq, situated in a remote desert region near the Jordanian and Syrian borders. The facility was historically significant as part of Iraq's air defense infrastructure and was used by the Iraqi Air Force during the Saddam Hussein era.
During the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the base was a target of coalition operations and subsequently came under coalition and later Iraqi military control. The base is not a commercial aviation facility and does not serve civilian passengers.
The ICAO designator IQ-0020 is an informal or unofficial identifier; the base is primarily known by its military designation H3. The 'H' designations in western Iraq historically referred to pumping stations along the Kirkuk-Haifa oil pipeline, with H3 being the third such station.
Notable facts
- ›H3 refers to the third pumping station on the historic Kirkuk-Haifa oil pipeline, around which the airbase developed.
- ›The base hosted Iraqi Air Force aircraft during the 1980s Iran-Iraq War.
- ›Coalition forces targeted H3 during the 2003 invasion of Iraq due to its strategic western location.
- ›The facility is strictly military and handles no commercial or civilian air traffic.
- ›Its remote location near the Jordanian and Syrian borders gave it strategic importance for regional air operations.
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