United States Central Command The Abu Hajar Airport (Arabic: مطار أبو حجر) is an airfield near the town of Rmelan in the al-Hasakah Governorate of northeast Syria.
[1] In November and December 2015, the United States Air Force reportedly began reconstruction work of the airstrip with the support of the People's Protection Units in the area, landing two helicopters in the field.
The US had already airlifted 40 short tons (36 t) of supplies to the SDF as of 12 October 2015, two days after its establishment.
[2] In January 2016, the SDF confirmed the handover of control of the air base from the YPG to the USAF.
[1] In late September, the Local Coordination Committees of Syria reported that a US helicopter transported opposition politician Ahmad Jarba and actor Jamal Suliman from Iraqi Kurdistan to the airport.