Celle Air Base
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Celle Air Base is a German military airfield that served as one of the key departure points for Allied aircraft during the Berlin Airlift.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Celle Air Base canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T887270 — 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: Celle Air Base Context triple: [Operation Vittles, departurePoint, Celle Air Base]
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A.
Koksijde Air Base
Koksijde Air Base is a Belgian military airfield on the North Sea coast, best known as a key search-and-rescue and helicopter operations base for the Belgian Air Force.
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B.
Gando Air Base
Gando Air Base is a key Spanish Air Force installation located on Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, serving both military operations and nearby civil aviation.
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C.
Cuatro Vientos Air Base
Cuatro Vientos Air Base is one of Spain’s oldest military airfields, located near Madrid and serving as a key installation for the Spanish Air Force and general aviation activities.
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D.
Rissala Air Base
Rissala Air Base is a major Finnish Air Force installation located near Kuopio in eastern Finland, serving both military and co-located civilian air traffic operations.
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E.
Kunsan Air Base
Kunsan Air Base is a major United States Air Force installation in South Korea that plays a critical role in regional defense and deterrence on the Korean Peninsula.
- 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: Celle Air Base Target entity description: Celle Air Base is a German military airfield that served as one of the key departure points for Allied aircraft during the Berlin Airlift.
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A.
Koksijde Air Base
Koksijde Air Base is a Belgian military airfield on the North Sea coast, best known as a key search-and-rescue and helicopter operations base for the Belgian Air Force.
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B.
Gando Air Base
Gando Air Base is a key Spanish Air Force installation located on Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, serving both military operations and nearby civil aviation.
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C.
Cuatro Vientos Air Base
Cuatro Vientos Air Base is one of Spain’s oldest military airfields, located near Madrid and serving as a key installation for the Spanish Air Force and general aviation activities.
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D.
Rissala Air Base
Rissala Air Base is a major Finnish Air Force installation located near Kuopio in eastern Finland, serving both military and co-located civilian air traffic operations.
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E.
Kunsan Air Base
Kunsan Air Base is a major United States Air Force installation in South Korea that plays a critical role in regional defense and deterrence on the Korean Peninsula.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airfield
ⓘ
military air base ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Federal Republic of Germany
ⓘ
linked to:
Germany
|
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| elevation | 129 m ⓘ |
| formerOperator |
Royal Air Force Germany
ⓘ
linked to:
RAF Germany
|
| garrisonFor |
German Army Aviation units
ⓘ
linked to:
German Army Aviation Corps
|
| hasIATACode | ZCN ⓘ |
| hasICAOCode | ETHC ⓘ |
| hasRunwayLength | 1235 m ⓘ |
| hasType | helicopter base ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | support of Berlin Airlift logistics ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Celle
ⓘ
Lower Saxony ⓘ West Germany ⓘ northern Germany ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Germany
|
| locatedNear | city of Celle ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Lüneburg Heath region
ⓘ
linked to:
Lüneburg Heath
|
| operatedBy |
Bundeswehr
ⓘ
German Army ⓘ |
| partOf | German Army Aviation Corps infrastructure ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | key departure point for Allied aircraft during the Berlin Airlift ⓘ |
| runwayOrientation | 08/26 ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Allied forces
ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Berlin Airlift ⓘ |
| usedFor |
helicopter operations
ⓘ
military aviation ⓘ |
| usedSince | World War II era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Celle Air Base Description of subject: Celle Air Base is a German military airfield that served as one of the key departure points for Allied aircraft during the Berlin Airlift.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.