Tikrit South Air Base
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Tikrit South Air Base is a former Iraqi Air Force
Iraqi Air Force
The Iraqi Air Force or IQAF is the military branch in Iraq responsible for the policing of international borders, surveillance of national assets and aerial operations...

 base in the Kirkuk Governorate of Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....

. It was captured by Coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003.

Overview

Tikrit South Air Base was an auxiliary air base for the Iraqui Air Force. It had a 9,100 foot runway, a parking ramp and a few support structures. It attacked by Coalition air forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom with numerous bomb craters visible in the main runway. It was abandoned by the Iraqui Air Force after March 2003.

The United States Army established Forward Operating Base Remagen at the airfield after March 2003. It appears to be active and in use as viewed in current aerial imagery.
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