Schuchin (air base)

TypeAir Base

OwnerMinistry of Defence

OperatorBelarusian Air Force

Coordinates53°35′57″N 24°45′57″E / 53.59917°N 24.76583°E / 53.59917; 24.76583

Schuchin
Shchuchyn, Grodno Region in Belarus
Site information
Type	Air Base
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Belarusian Air Force
Location
Schuchin Shown within Belarus
Coordinates	53°35′57″N 24°45′57″E / 53.59917°N 24.76583°E / 53.59917; 24.76583
Site history
Built	1945 (1945)
In use	1945 - 1993 (1993)
Airfield information
Elevation	10 metres (33 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 02/20 2,500 metres (8,202 ft) Concrete

Schuchin is a former airbase of the Belarusian Air Force located near Shchuchyn, Grodno Region, Belarus.

The base was home to the:

• 10th Independent Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment between 1945 and 1993 with the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 (ASCC: Foxbat), Sukhoi Su-24 (ASCC: Fencer) and Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (ASCC: Fishbed)^[1]
• 129th Fighter Aviation Division between 1945 and 1952.^[2]
  • 790th Fighter Aviation Regiment between 1945 and 1952 with the Lavochkin La-5, Lavochkin La-7 & Lavochkin La-9 (ASCC: Fritz).^[3]
• 157th Bomber Aviation Division between 1954 and 1961^[4]
  • 993rd Bomber Aviation Regiment with Ilyushin Il-28 (ASCC: Beagle).
  • 998th Bomber Aviation Regiment with Il-28.
• 979th Fighter Aviation Regiment between 1960 and 1989 with the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 (ASCC: Flogger).^[5]
• 151st Independent Aviation Regiment for Electronic Warfare between 1989 and 1993 with the MiG-25.^[6]