Masirah Air Base
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Masirah Air Base is a Royal Air Force of Oman military airfield located on Masirah Island, strategically positioned off the coast of Oman for regional air operations.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Masirah Air Base canonical | 1 |
| Royal Air Force of Oman air base | 1 |
| Seeb Air Base | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13450097 — 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: Masirah Air Base Context triple: [RAFO, hasBase, Masirah Air Base]
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A.
Isa Air Base
Isa Air Base is a key military airfield in Bahrain that serves as a strategic hub for both the Bahrain Defence Force and allied air operations in the Persian Gulf region.
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B.
Shaikh Isa Air Base
Shaikh Isa Air Base is a military airfield in Bahrain that serves as a key installation for the Royal Bahraini Air Force and hosts allied air operations in the region.
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C.
Amarah Air Base
Amarah Air Base is a military airfield located near the city of Amarah in Iraq’s Maysan Governorate.
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D.
Blida Air Base
Blida Air Base is a major military airfield in Algeria that serves as a key operational hub for the Algerian Air Force.
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E.
Shayrat Airbase
Shayrat Airbase is a major Syrian military airfield in Homs Governorate, known for housing Syrian Arab Air Force units and for being the target of a 2017 U.S. missile strike.
- 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: Masirah Air Base Target entity description: Masirah Air Base is a Royal Air Force of Oman military airfield located on Masirah Island, strategically positioned off the coast of Oman for regional air operations.
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A.
Isa Air Base
Isa Air Base is a key military airfield in Bahrain that serves as a strategic hub for both the Bahrain Defence Force and allied air operations in the Persian Gulf region.
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B.
Shaikh Isa Air Base
Shaikh Isa Air Base is a military airfield in Bahrain that serves as a key installation for the Royal Bahraini Air Force and hosts allied air operations in the region.
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C.
Amarah Air Base
Amarah Air Base is a military airfield located near the city of Amarah in Iraq’s Maysan Governorate.
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D.
Blida Air Base
Blida Air Base is a major military airfield in Algeria that serves as a key operational hub for the Algerian Air Force.
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E.
Shayrat Airbase
Shayrat Airbase is a major Syrian military airfield in Homs Governorate, known for housing Syrian Arab Air Force units and for being the target of a 2017 U.S. missile strike.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airfield
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military air base ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Oman ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 20 meters ⓘ |
| garrison | Royal Air Force of Oman units ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | island air base ⓘ |
| hasAccess | military only ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
accommodation for personnel
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air traffic control tower ⓘ aircraft parking apron ⓘ fuel storage ⓘ hangars ⓘ maintenance facilities ⓘ navigation aids ⓘ runway ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
forward operating base
ⓘ
staging base ⓘ training base ⓘ |
| iataCode | MSH ⓘ |
| icaoCode | OOMA ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | Oman ⓘ |
| location | Masirah Island ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody |
Arabian Sea
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Gulf of Oman ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Air Force of Oman ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Oman ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Air Force of Oman base network ⓘ |
| proximityTo | Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| runwayCount | 1 ⓘ |
| runwayLength | approximately 3000 meters ⓘ |
| runwayOrientation | 10/28 ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of air routes over Arabian Sea
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support to maritime security operations ⓘ |
| strategicRole | regional air operations ⓘ |
| timezone | Gulf Standard Time ⓘ |
| usedBy | Royal Air Force of Oman ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air transport
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logistics support ⓘ maritime patrol support ⓘ military aviation ⓘ |
| usedIn |
air surveillance missions
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regional security operations ⓘ search and rescue support ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Masirah Air Base Description of subject: Masirah Air Base is a Royal Air Force of Oman military airfield located on Masirah Island, strategically positioned off the coast of Oman for regional air operations.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.