Chimkent/Sayram Alternate names Sayram Location 7 km E Sayram Country KZ Coordinates 42° 17.5' N 69° 50.9' E (42.2917,69.8483) Elevation 749 m (2457 ft) Runway 2290x40 m (7513x131 ft) 085-265°T (????) Usage - Military units Demolished Comments and history Almost no trace remains of this former airfield. It appears to have had a 2 km runway. Some Li-2s are based here, suggesting that a dirt airstrip is still being used.     Mapping links Google Earth - http://maps.google.com/maps?&q=42.2917,69.8483&spn=0.1,0.1&output=kml Google Maps (map) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=42.2917,69.8483&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=42.2917,69.8483 Google Maps (sat) - http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=42.2917,69.8483&spn=0.1,0.1&t=h&q=42.2917,69.8483 Wikimapia - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=42.2917&lon=69.8483&z=14&l=1&m=b (Russian viewing recommended) Geohack - http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=42.2917_N_69.8483_E_type:city Sources Computations and data compilation: Tim Vasquez Coordinate data: Google Earth Elevation data: Runway data: Google Earth ICAO identifier assignment: Return to index Dataset introduction and description Please direct comments and corrections here ©2005,2009 Tim Vasquez All rights reserved