Schaffen Air Base
Schaffen Air Base Vliegveld Schaffen | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Belgian Armed Forces | ||||||||||
| Location | Diest, Flemish Brabant, Belgium | ||||||||||
| Built | 1914 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1918-1940 (pre-WW2) 1945-Present (post-WW2) | ||||||||||
| Occupants | Belgian Air Component Special Operations Regiment | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°00′07″N 005°03′52″E / 51.00194°N 5.06444°E | ||||||||||
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Schaffen Air Base is a Belgian Air Force Base, located 2.1 km (1.3 mi) north-northeast of Diest in Flemish Brabant, Belgium.
The airfield is currently the Training Center for Parachutists (TrgC Para) of the Belgian ParaCommandos.