KZ-6022
Dolon Southwest Air Base
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Name
Dolon Southwest Air Base
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ICAO
KZ-6022
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- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
3:50 pm (ALMT)
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Municipality
Semey
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Coordinates
50° 15′ 0″ N 79° 4′ 59″ E
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Elevation
830 ft (253 m MSL)
About Dolon Southwest Air Base
Dolon Southwest was a dispersal bomber base 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. Dolon was listed as having eight support buildings, a refueling facility, an instrument landing system, and ground controlled approach (GCA).
Almost no trace remains of the base.