Chagan Air Base

Chagan Air Base
Semey, Abai Region in Kazakhstan
Satellite imagery of Chagan Air Base captured by KH-7 Gambit on 4 October, 1965, showing many bombers parked along the apron.
Site information
TypeMilitary airbase
ConditionAbandoned
Location
Chagan Air Base
Location of Chagan Air Base in Kazakhstan
Coordinates50°32′0″N 079°11′0″E / 50.53333°N 79.18333°E / 50.53333; 79.18333
Site history
Built1950s
Battles/warsCold War
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: UASD
Elevation215 metres (705 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
4,025 metres (13,205 ft) Concrete

Chagan Air Base, also known as Dolon Air Base and Semipalatinsk-2, was an air base in Semipalatinsk (modern Semey), Kazakhstan, that served as a major Cold War bomber base under the 37th Air Army, Soviet Long Range Aviation.

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