Lajes Field
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Lajes Field is a strategically important military airbase and airport located on Terceira Island in the Azores, Portugal, used by both Portuguese and U.S. forces.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lajes Field canonical | 14 |
| Lajes Air Base | 8 |
| Air Base No. 4 Lajes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3117484 — 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: Lajes Field Context triple: [Lajes Airport, alsoKnownAs, Lajes Field]
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A.
Saufley Field
Saufley Field is a U.S. Navy airfield near Pensacola, Florida, primarily used for naval aviation training and support operations.
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B.
Rhodes Field
Rhodes Field is the University of Pennsylvania's main soccer stadium, serving as the home venue for the Penn Quakers men's and women's soccer teams.
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C.
Tinian International Airport
Tinian International Airport is a public airport on the island of Tinian in the Northern Mariana Islands that serves as its primary air transportation hub for regional flights.
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D.
San Antonio de los Baños Airfield
San Antonio de los Baños Airfield is a Cuban military air base located near the town of San Antonio de los Baños in Artemisa Province.
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E.
Pope Army Airfield
Pope Army Airfield is a U.S. military airfield in North Carolina that supports airborne and special operations units and is closely associated with Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg).
- 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: Lajes Field Target entity description: Lajes Field is a strategically important military airbase and airport located on Terceira Island in the Azores, Portugal, used by both Portuguese and U.S. forces.
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A.
Saufley Field
Saufley Field is a U.S. Navy airfield near Pensacola, Florida, primarily used for naval aviation training and support operations.
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B.
Rhodes Field
Rhodes Field is the University of Pennsylvania's main soccer stadium, serving as the home venue for the Penn Quakers men's and women's soccer teams.
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C.
Tinian International Airport
Tinian International Airport is a public airport on the island of Tinian in the Northern Mariana Islands that serves as its primary air transportation hub for regional flights.
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D.
San Antonio de los Baños Airfield
San Antonio de los Baños Airfield is a Cuban military air base located near the town of San Antonio de los Baños in Artemisa Province.
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E.
Pope Army Airfield
Pope Army Airfield is a U.S. military airfield in North Carolina that supports airborne and special operations units and is closely associated with Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airport
ⓘ
military air base ⓘ |
| allianceContext | NATO–U.S.–Portugal defense cooperation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Base Aérea das Lajes
ⓘ
Lajes Air Base ⓘ
linked to:
Lajes Field
|
| controlledBy |
Portuguese Republic
ⓘ
linked to:
Portugal
|
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| garrison |
Portuguese Air Force
ⓘ
United States Air Force 65th Air Base Group ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
air refueling support
ⓘ
cargo and troop transit ⓘ maritime patrol support ⓘ search and rescue support ⓘ |
| hasCivilTerminal | Lajes Airport passenger terminal ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
civilian passenger flights
ⓘ
emergency landing site for transatlantic flights ⓘ military aviation operations ⓘ |
| hasIATACode | TER ⓘ |
| hasICAOCode | LPLA ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| hasRunwayType | long-range jet-capable runway ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportanceFor |
NATO operations in the Atlantic
ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hosts |
Portuguese military units
ⓘ
U.S. military units ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Azores
ⓘ
North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to:
Atlantic Ocean
Terceira Island ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Angra do Heroísmo
ⓘ
Praia da Vitória ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Portuguese Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
Portuguese Air Force Base No. 4
ⓘ
linked to:
Base Aérea das Lajes
|
| region |
Autonomous Region of the Azores
ⓘ
linked to:
Azores
|
| strategicRole |
logistics hub for North Atlantic operations
ⓘ
refueling stop for military aircraft ⓘ transatlantic air bridge ⓘ |
| timezone | Azores Time ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NATO
ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ United States Department of Defense ⓘ
linked to:
Department of Defense
civilian airlines ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Afghanistan War
ⓘ
linked to:
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Cold War ⓘ Gulf War ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lajes Field Description of subject: Lajes Field is a strategically important military airbase and airport located on Terceira Island in the Azores, Portugal, used by both Portuguese and U.S. forces.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lajes Field
subject linked to:
TER
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subject linked to:
Azores Summit (2003) with George W. Bush and Tony Blair
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subject linked to:
Terceira Island, Azores