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Dolon Southwest

Dolon Southwest
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
Operatorabandoned
LocationDolon, Semipalatinsk Oblast, Kazakhstan
Elevation AMSL830 ft / 253 m
Coordinates50°15′0″N 079°5′0″E / 50.25000°N 79.08333°E / 50.25000; 79.08333
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13,123 4,000

Dolon Southwest was a dispersal bomber base[1] in Semipalatinsk Oblast, Kazakhstan, located 43 km south-west of Dolon (air base). It was probably associated with the 8th independent Heavy Bomber Aviation Corps (1960 - 1980) and then the 37th Air Army VGK, of Soviet Long Range Aviation, because Dolon (air base) nearby was under those commands.

A Central Intelligence Agency document listed the coordinates of the airfield while referencing a 1968 deployment of 21 Tupolev Tu-16 "Badger" bombers, the first deployment of this aircraft at the airfield.[1] Dolon was listed as having eight support buildings, a refueling facility, an instrument landing system, and ground controlled approach (GCA).[1]

Almost no trace remains of the base.

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