Barra Airport beach runway
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Barra Airport beach runway is a unique Scottish airstrip on the island of Barra where scheduled flights land and take off directly on the tidal sand beach.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barra Airport tidal runway | 2 |
| Barra Airport beach runway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T881032 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Barra Airport beach runway Context triple: [Barra, knownFor, Barra Airport beach runway]
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A.
Terrigal Beach
Terrigal Beach is a popular surf and holiday destination on New South Wales’ Central Coast, known for its sweeping sandy shoreline, coastal promenade, and nearby cafes and restaurants.
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B.
Umina Beach
Umina Beach is a coastal suburb and popular seaside destination on the New South Wales Central Coast of Australia, known for its long sandy beach and relaxed residential atmosphere.
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C.
El Dorado Beach
El Dorado Beach is a popular public shoreline and recreation area on the south shore of Lake Tahoe, known for its lake access, scenic views, and outdoor activities.
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D.
Seventy-Five Mile Beach
Seventy-Five Mile Beach is a long, scenic stretch of sand on Fraser Island in Queensland, Australia, known for its role as both a highway and landing strip as well as for its nearby natural attractions.
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E.
Avoca Beach
Avoca Beach is a popular coastal town and surf beach on the New South Wales Central Coast, known for its scenic shoreline and relaxed holiday atmosphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Barra Airport beach runway Target entity description: Barra Airport beach runway is a unique Scottish airstrip on the island of Barra where scheduled flights land and take off directly on the tidal sand beach.
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A.
Terrigal Beach
Terrigal Beach is a popular surf and holiday destination on New South Wales’ Central Coast, known for its sweeping sandy shoreline, coastal promenade, and nearby cafes and restaurants.
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B.
Umina Beach
Umina Beach is a coastal suburb and popular seaside destination on the New South Wales Central Coast of Australia, known for its long sandy beach and relaxed residential atmosphere.
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C.
El Dorado Beach
El Dorado Beach is a popular public shoreline and recreation area on the south shore of Lake Tahoe, known for its lake access, scenic views, and outdoor activities.
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D.
Seventy-Five Mile Beach
Seventy-Five Mile Beach is a long, scenic stretch of sand on Fraser Island in Queensland, Australia, known for its role as both a highway and landing strip as well as for its nearby natural attractions.
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E.
Avoca Beach
Avoca Beach is a popular coastal town and surf beach on the New South Wales Central Coast, known for its scenic shoreline and relaxed holiday atmosphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airport runway
ⓘ
beach runway ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| accessRoad | connects to local road network on Barra ⓘ |
| closedDuring | high tide ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| elevation |
2 metres
ⓘ
5 feet ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
aviation magazines
ⓘ
travel documentaries ⓘ |
| hasCheckInFacility |
Barra Airport terminal
ⓘ
linked to:
Barra Airport
|
| hasIATAAirportCode | BRR ⓘ |
| hasICAOAirportCode | EGPR ⓘ |
| hasLighting | simple runway edge markers ⓘ |
| hasNavigationAid | visual approach only ⓘ |
| hasNearbyBodyOfWater | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement | Eoligarry ⓘ |
| hasOperator | Loganair ⓘ |
| hasParkingApron | adjacent to beach runway ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryAirline | Loganair ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryRoute | Barra–Glasgow ⓘ |
| hasRunwayNumber |
07/25
ⓘ
11/29 ⓘ 15/33 ⓘ |
| isTidal | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Barra
ⓘ
Outer Hebrides ⓘ Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a tidal beach used as a runway
ⓘ
scheduled flights landing on sand ⓘ unique beach runway in the UK ⓘ |
| numberOfRunways | 3 ⓘ |
| opened | 1936 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Highlands and Islands Airports Limited ⓘ |
| partOf | Barra Airport ⓘ |
| regulator | UK Civil Aviation Authority ⓘ |
| runwaySurfaceType | beach ⓘ |
| safetyConsideration |
operations dependent on tidal conditions
ⓘ
operations limited to daylight ⓘ |
| serves |
island of Barra
ⓘ
linked to:
Isle of Barra
|
| timeRestrictedBy | tides ⓘ |
| tourismImpact | popular visitor attraction ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial flights
ⓘ
scheduled flights ⓘ |
| usesSurface | sand ⓘ |
| weatherConstraint |
Atlantic maritime climate
ⓘ
frequent strong winds ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Barra Airport beach runway Description of subject: Barra Airport beach runway is a unique Scottish airstrip on the island of Barra where scheduled flights land and take off directly on the tidal sand beach.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Barra Airport beach runway
linked to: Barra Airport beach runway