K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base

E370728

former United States Air Force base

K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base was a former United States Air Force installation in Michigan that served as a Strategic Air Command base during the Cold War before its closure and conversion to civilian use.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base canonical	3
K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base Radar Site units	1
former K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3264638 — 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: K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base
Context triple: [Sawyer International Airport, previousUse, K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base]

A. Columbus Air Force Base
Columbus Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation in northeastern Mississippi primarily dedicated to training military pilots.
B. 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.
C. Stewart Air National Guard Base
Stewart Air National Guard Base is a military installation in New York that hosts Air National Guard units and operations alongside the civilian facilities of Stewart International Airport.
D. Robins Air Force Base
Robins Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in Georgia known for its large logistics, maintenance, and support operations.
E. 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.
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: K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base
Target entity description: K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base was a former United States Air Force installation in Michigan that served as a Strategic Air Command base during the Cold War before its closure and conversion to civilian use.

A. Columbus Air Force Base
Columbus Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation in northeastern Mississippi primarily dedicated to training military pilots.
B. 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.
C. Stewart Air National Guard Base
Stewart Air National Guard Base is a military installation in New York that hosts Air National Guard units and operations alongside the civilian facilities of Stewart International Airport.
D. Robins Air Force Base
Robins Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in Georgia known for its large logistics, maintenance, and support operations.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former United States Air Force base ⓘ
closedBy	United States Department of Defense ⓘ linked to: Department of Defense
closureProgram	Base Realignment and Closure program ⓘ linked to: Base Realignment and Closure
controlledBy	Strategic Air Command ⓘ
convertedTo	civilian airport ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
currentUse	Sawyer International Airport ⓘ industrial and residential area ⓘ
environment	cold-weather operations location ⓘ
function	Strategic Air Command bomber base ⓘ air defense base ⓘ
garrison	410th Bomb Wing ⓘ 410th Bombardment Wing ⓘ 62d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron ⓘ 87th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron ⓘ K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base Radar Site units ⓘ linked to: K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base
hasFAAcode	SAW ⓘ
hasFacility	aircraft maintenance hangars ⓘ alert facility for nuclear-armed bombers ⓘ base exchange and commissary ⓘ control tower ⓘ family housing areas ⓘ long-range radar installations ⓘ runway arresting systems ⓘ
hasIATAcode	SAW ⓘ
hasICAOcode	KSAW ⓘ
hasNearbyCity	Marquette, Michigan ⓘ
hasRunway	Runway 01/19 ⓘ
hasRunwayLength	approximately 12,300 feet ⓘ
hasRunwaySurface	concrete ⓘ
impact	major economic driver for Marquette County during operation ⓘ
locatedIn	Michigan ⓘ Upper Peninsula of Michigan ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity	Marquette County, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	Kenneth Ingalls Sawyer ⓘ
operatedBy	United States Air Force ⓘ
partOf	Strategic Air Command ⓘ
postClosureImpact	economic hardship for surrounding communities ⓘ
timePeriod	Cold War era ⓘ
usedAircraft	B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ linked to: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress F-101 Voodoo ⓘ linked to: McDonnell F-101 Voodoo F-106 Delta Dart ⓘ linked to: Convair F-106 Delta Dart KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ linked to: Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
usedDuringConflict	Cold War ⓘ
usedFor	Cold War strategic deterrence ⓘ air refueling operations ⓘ strategic bomber operations ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sawyer International Airport → previousUse → K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base ⓘ

Forsyth Township, Michigan → hasFormerMilitaryInstallation → K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base ⓘ

Gwinn, Michigan → hasNearbyInstallation → former K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base ⓘ

linked to: K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base

MQT → formerUse → K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base ⓘ

K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base → garrison → K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base Radar Site units ⓘ