Šiauliai Air Base
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Šiauliai Air Base is a major Lithuanian military airfield that serves as a key NATO hub for regional air defense and operations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Šiauliai Air Base canonical | 5 |
| Šiauliai International Airport | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2002848 — 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: Šiauliai Air Base Context triple: [Baltic Air Policing, location, Šiauliai Air Base]
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A.
Kaunas Airport
Kaunas Airport is an international airport in Lithuania serving the city of Kaunas and functioning as one of the country’s main commercial and low-cost airline hubs.
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B.
Pápa Air Base
Pápa Air Base is a Hungarian military airfield that serves as the main operating base for NATO’s Strategic Airlift Capability heavy transport aircraft.
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C.
Kauhava Air Base
Kauhava Air Base is a former major Finnish Air Force airfield in western Finland that long served as the country’s primary pilot training base.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Šiauliai Air Base Target entity description: Šiauliai Air Base is a major Lithuanian military airfield that serves as a key NATO hub for regional air defense and operations.
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A.
Kaunas Airport
Kaunas Airport is an international airport in Lithuania serving the city of Kaunas and functioning as one of the country’s main commercial and low-cost airline hubs.
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B.
Pápa Air Base
Pápa Air Base is a Hungarian military airfield that serves as the main operating base for NATO’s Strategic Airlift Capability heavy transport aircraft.
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C.
Kauhava Air Base
Kauhava Air Base is a former major Finnish Air Force airfield in western Finland that long served as the country’s primary pilot training base.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airfield
ⓘ
military air base ⓘ |
| alliance |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
ⓘ
linked to:
NATO
|
| country | Lithuania ⓘ |
| garrison |
Lithuanian Air Force units
ⓘ
rotational NATO fighter detachments ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Air force installations of Lithuania
ⓘ
NATO installations in Lithuania ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
air traffic control tower
ⓘ
fuel storage facilities ⓘ hardened aircraft shelters ⓘ logistics and support buildings ⓘ maintenance hangars ⓘ military barracks ⓘ munitions storage areas ⓘ |
| hasIATACode | SQQ ⓘ |
| hasICAOCode | EYSA ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity | Šiauliai ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryFunction | air policing ⓘ |
| hasRunway |
08L/26R
ⓘ
08R/26L ⓘ |
| hasSecondaryFunction |
airlift operations
ⓘ
training and exercises ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northern Lithuania
ⓘ
Šiauliai ⓘ Šiauliai County ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| operator | Lithuanian Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | Lithuanian Armed Forces ⓘ |
| role |
NATO air policing hub
ⓘ
linked to:
NATO air policing
military transport base ⓘ regional air defense base ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| securityRole | protection of Baltic airspace ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
key NATO hub in the Baltic region
ⓘ
primary NATO air base in Lithuania ⓘ |
| timezone | Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| timezoneDST | Eastern European Summer Time ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Lithuanian Air Force
ⓘ
NATO ⓘ |
| usedByDuringPeacetime | rotational NATO air contingents ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Baltic Air Policing mission
ⓘ
linked to:
Baltic Air Policing
air defense operations ⓘ fighter aircraft deployment ⓘ logistics support ⓘ training flights ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Šiauliai Air Base Description of subject: Šiauliai Air Base is a major Lithuanian military airfield that serves as a key NATO hub for regional air defense and operations.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Šiauliai Air Base
linked to: Šiauliai Air Base
linked to: Šiauliai Air Base
linked to: Šiauliai Air Base