The Third Crusade

... inconvenience for U.S. (and later coalition) aviation was the large distance between the main battle ground and the bases from which the aircraft were scrambled. From the start of the operation one serious inconvenience for U.S. (and later coalition) aviation was the large distance between the main battle ground (northern Iraq and later northern Syria) and the bases from which the aircraft were scrambled. The distance between Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (where most U.S. Air Force planes are based) to northern Iraq is about 1,500 km. The distance from Kuwait to the ...