Benbecula Airport
E113344
Benbecula Airport is a small regional airport in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides that provides vital air links for local communities and is primarily served by Loganair.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Benbecula Airport canonical | 16 |
| Benbecula Airport (nearby main air link) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T806850 — 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: Benbecula Airport Context triple: [Loganair, focusCity, Benbecula Airport]
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A.
Stornoway Airport
Stornoway Airport is a regional airport on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, providing vital domestic connections and serving as a key transport hub for the Western Isles.
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B.
Sumburgh Airport
Sumburgh Airport is a key regional airport in the Shetland Islands of Scotland, serving as a primary gateway between the islands and mainland UK.
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C.
Kirkwall Airport
Kirkwall Airport is a regional airport in Orkney, Scotland, serving as a key hub for inter-island and mainland flights.
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D.
Inverness Airport
Inverness Airport is a regional airport in the Scottish Highlands that serves as a key base for domestic and short-haul flights, particularly for the airline Loganair.
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E.
Dundee Airport
Dundee Airport is a regional airport in eastern Scotland providing domestic and limited international flights, notably serving as a base for Loganair operations.
- 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: Benbecula Airport Target entity description: Benbecula Airport is a small regional airport in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides that provides vital air links for local communities and is primarily served by Loganair.
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A.
Stornoway Airport
Stornoway Airport is a regional airport on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, providing vital domestic connections and serving as a key transport hub for the Western Isles.
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B.
Sumburgh Airport
Sumburgh Airport is a key regional airport in the Shetland Islands of Scotland, serving as a primary gateway between the islands and mainland UK.
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C.
Kirkwall Airport
Kirkwall Airport is a regional airport in Orkney, Scotland, serving as a key hub for inter-island and mainland flights.
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D.
Inverness Airport
Inverness Airport is a regional airport in the Scottish Highlands that serves as a key base for domestic and short-haul flights, particularly for the airline Loganair.
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E.
Dundee Airport
Dundee Airport is a regional airport in eastern Scotland providing domestic and limited international flights, notably serving as a base for Loganair operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airport
ⓘ
public airport ⓘ |
| category | regional aviation infrastructure in Scotland ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Glasgow Airport
ⓘ
Inverness Airport ⓘ Stornoway Airport ⓘ other Scottish mainland airports ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| elevation |
19 feet
ⓘ
6 metres ⓘ |
| formerUse | military airfield ⓘ |
| hasNavigationAid |
DME
ⓘ
NDB ⓘ |
| hasRunway | runway 06/24 ⓘ |
| hasServiceType |
air ambulance operations
ⓘ
charter flights ⓘ military-related flights ⓘ scheduled passenger flights ⓘ |
| hasTerminal | single passenger terminal ⓘ |
| IATAcode | BEB ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | EGPL ⓘ |
| importance | vital for local connectivity ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Benbecula
ⓘ
Outer Hebrides ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
island of Benbecula
ⓘ
linked to:
Benbecula
|
| nearbySettlement | Balivanich ⓘ |
| openedAsCivilAirport | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| operator | Highlands and Islands Airports Limited ⓘ |
| primaryAirline | Loganair ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles council area)
ⓘ
linked to:
Na h-Eileanan Siar council area
|
| role |
lifeline transport link
ⓘ
regional airport ⓘ |
| runwayCount | 1 ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| serves |
Outer Hebrides communities
ⓘ
Uists ⓘ island of Benbecula ⓘ
linked to:
Benbecula
|
| supports |
government and public service travel
ⓘ
local economy ⓘ medical transport ⓘ tourism in the Outer Hebrides ⓘ |
| timezone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| usesDaylightSavingTime | yes ⓘ |
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: Benbecula Airport Description of subject: Benbecula Airport is a small regional airport in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides that provides vital air links for local communities and is primarily served by Loganair.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.