K-1 Air Base
| K-1 Air Base | |
|---|---|
Kaywan | |
| Kirkuk Governorate in Iraq | |
Satellite image of the base | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Military Airbase |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence (Iraq) |
| Operator | Iraqi Army |
| Location | |
K-1 Air Base Shown within Iraq | |
| Coordinates | 35°30′45″N 44°17′03″E / 35.51250°N 44.28417°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 2003 |
| In use | 2003 – present |
K-1 Air Base, or Kaywan, is an Iraqi Air Force base and military base in the Kirkuk Governorate of Iraq. It was captured by Coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, later serving as the headquarters of the 12th Division of the Iraqi Army.
Following the Islamic State invasion of Iraq, the base was briefly under the control of ISIS and then the Kurdish Peshmerga, until October 16, 2017, when the base was retaken by Iraqi special forces during the Battle of Kirkuk.