McCoy Air Force Base (code MCO)
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McCoy Air Force Base (code MCO) was a former U.S. Air Force installation in Orlando, Florida, whose legacy lives on in the IATA code and site of today’s Orlando International Airport.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| McCoy Air Force Base (code MCO) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1310593 — 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: McCoy Air Force Base (code MCO) Context triple: [Orlando International Airport, namedAfter, McCoy Air Force Base (code MCO)]
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A.
Scott Air Force Base
Scott Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in Illinois that serves as a key hub for military air mobility and global transportation operations.
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B.
Otis Air Force Base
Otis Air Force Base is a former U.S. military installation on Cape Cod in Massachusetts that served as a key Air Force and Air National Guard facility during much of the 20th century.
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C.
Maxwell Air Force Base
Maxwell Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force installation in Montgomery, Alabama, best known as the headquarters of Air University and a central hub for Air Force education and training.
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D.
Hurlburt Field
Hurlburt Field is a United States Air Force installation in Florida best known as the home of Air Force Special Operations Command and various special operations flying units.
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E.
Hickam Air Force Base
Hickam Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force installation in Hawaii that now forms the Air Force component of Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, supporting Pacific air operations and strategic missions.
- 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: McCoy Air Force Base (code MCO) Target entity description: McCoy Air Force Base (code MCO) was a former U.S. Air Force installation in Orlando, Florida, whose legacy lives on in the IATA code and site of today’s Orlando International Airport.
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A.
Scott Air Force Base
Scott Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in Illinois that serves as a key hub for military air mobility and global transportation operations.
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B.
Otis Air Force Base
Otis Air Force Base is a former U.S. military installation on Cape Cod in Massachusetts that served as a key Air Force and Air National Guard facility during much of the 20th century.
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C.
Maxwell Air Force Base
Maxwell Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force installation in Montgomery, Alabama, best known as the headquarters of Air University and a central hub for Air Force education and training.
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D.
Hurlburt Field
Hurlburt Field is a United States Air Force installation in Florida best known as the home of Air Force Special Operations Command and various special operations flying units.
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E.
Hickam Air Force Base
Hickam Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force installation in Hawaii that now forms the Air Force component of Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, supporting Pacific air operations and strategic missions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former United States Air Force base ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Orlando International Airport
ⓘ
city of Orlando’s aviation history ⓘ |
| category |
closed military installations of the United States
ⓘ
former United States Air Force bases in Florida ⓘ |
| cityServed | Orlando ⓘ |
| closureResultedIn | conversion to civilian airport ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| FAAIdentifier | MCO ⓘ |
| function |
SAC bomber base
ⓘ
aerial refueling base ⓘ reconnaissance base ⓘ |
| garrison |
306th Bombardment Wing
ⓘ
321st Bombardment Wing ⓘ U.S. Air Force Reserve units ⓘ
linked to:
Air Force Reserve
|
| hasRunways | long runways suitable for heavy bombers ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Orlando International Airport ⓘ |
| hasType | military airfield ⓘ |
| IATACode | MCO ⓘ |
| ICAOCode | KMCO ⓘ |
| legacyPreservedIn |
IATA airport code MCO
ⓘ
name of Orlando International Airport’s ICAO code KMCO ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florida
ⓘ
Orange County, Florida ⓘ Orlando, Florida ⓘ
linked to:
Orlando
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedNear | central business district of Orlando ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Colonel Michael Norman Wright McCoy ⓘ |
| notableAircraftStationed |
B-52 Stratofortress
ⓘ
linked to:
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
EC-121 Warning Star ⓘ KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
linked to:
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
|
| operator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
Strategic Air Command
ⓘ
United States military infrastructure in Florida ⓘ |
| region | Central Florida ⓘ |
| runwayInfrastructureInheritedBy | Orlando International Airport ⓘ |
| siteNowOccupiedBy | Orlando International Airport ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
part of U.S. nuclear deterrent posture during the Cold War
ⓘ
staging point for deployments to Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| transitionedTo | joint civil–military use before full civilian conversion ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Strategic Air Command
ⓘ
Tactical Air Command ⓘ United States Air Force ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Cold War
ⓘ
Vietnam War era ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air refueling operations
ⓘ
reconnaissance operations ⓘ strategic bomber operations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: McCoy Air Force Base (code MCO) Description of subject: McCoy Air Force Base (code MCO) was a former U.S. Air Force installation in Orlando, Florida, whose legacy lives on in the IATA code and site of today’s Orlando International Airport.
Referenced by (1)
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