Ruwayshid Air Base
| Ruwayshid Air Base | |
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| Coordinates | 32°24′18″N 039°07′45″E / 32.40500°N 39.12917°E |
Ruwayshid Air Base is a former Iraqi Air Force base in the Al-Anbar Governorate of Iraq. It was captured by Coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003.
Overview
The airfield was a small dispersal airfield approximately 7 miles east of the Jordanian border in far western Iraq. It was used by Iraqi Air Force elements based at H-3 Air Base, located 51.0 mi northeast of the airfield. It was abandoned by the Iraqi Air Force after Operation Iraqi Freedom in March 2003.
Current aerial imagery shows that the operational structures around the airfield appear to have been demolished and removed. Today the concrete runway and series of taxiways remain exposed and deteriorating to the elements, being reclaimed by the desert.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency