Dolon Southwest
Dolon Southwest | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | abandoned | ||||||||||
| Location | Dolon, Semipalatinsk Oblast, Kazakhstan | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 830 ft / 253 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°15′0″N 079°5′0″E / 50.25000°N 79.08333°E | ||||||||||
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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.