Tall Afar Army Air Field

Tal Afar Air Base

Tal Afar Air Base is a former Iraqi Air Force base near Tal Afar in the Nineveh Governorate of Iraq. It was constructed in 1983 for use by the Iraqi Air Force and operated until the 2003 invasion of Iraq. After seizure by Coalition ground forces, the base was converted into Forward Operating Base Sykes and operated until American withdrawal in 2011.