Büchel Air Base
E414041
Büchel Air Base is a German military airfield in Rhineland-Palatinate that serves as a key Luftwaffe fighter-bomber base and hosts U.S. nuclear weapons under NATO nuclear sharing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Büchel Air Base canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4110604 — 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: Büchel Air Base Context triple: [German Air Force, garrison, Büchel Air Base]
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A.
Dübendorf Air Base
Dübendorf Air Base is a major Swiss military airfield near Zurich that historically served as the country’s primary air force base and aviation hub.
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B.
Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base
Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base is a German military airfield near Munich, historically known as the site of the failed rescue attempt during the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre.
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C.
Aigen im Ennstal Air Base
Aigen im Ennstal Air Base is a military airfield in Austria that serves as one of the operational bases of the Austrian Air Force.
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D.
Langenlebarn Air Base
Langenlebarn Air Base is a military airfield in Austria that serves as one of the operational bases of the Austrian Air Force.
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E.
Kbely Air Base
Kbely Air Base is a major military airfield near Prague that serves as one of the principal operational and logistical hubs of the Czech Air Force.
- 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: Büchel Air Base Target entity description: Büchel Air Base is a German military airfield in Rhineland-Palatinate that serves as a key Luftwaffe fighter-bomber base and hosts U.S. nuclear weapons under NATO nuclear sharing.
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A.
Dübendorf Air Base
Dübendorf Air Base is a major Swiss military airfield near Zurich that historically served as the country’s primary air force base and aviation hub.
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B.
Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base
Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base is a German military airfield near Munich, historically known as the site of the failed rescue attempt during the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre.
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C.
Aigen im Ennstal Air Base
Aigen im Ennstal Air Base is a military airfield in Austria that serves as one of the operational bases of the Austrian Air Force.
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D.
Langenlebarn Air Base
Langenlebarn Air Base is a military airfield in Austria that serves as one of the operational bases of the Austrian Air Force.
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E.
Kbely Air Base
Kbely Air Base is a major military airfield near Prague that serves as one of the principal operational and logistical hubs of the Czech Air Force.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Luftwaffe base
ⓘ
military air base ⓘ |
| alliance |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
ⓘ
linked to:
NATO
|
| basedAircraft | Panavia Tornado ⓘ |
| basedAircraftRole |
fighter-bomber
ⓘ
nuclear strike ⓘ |
| controlledBy | German Air Force ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 486 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| garrison |
Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 33
ⓘ
linked to:
Jagdbombergeschwader 33
|
| hasFunction |
conventional strike missions
ⓘ
nuclear deterrence ⓘ tactical air operations ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
hardened aircraft shelters
ⓘ
weapons storage and security system ⓘ |
| hasMission |
support NATO air operations in Europe
ⓘ
support NATO nuclear deterrence policy ⓘ |
| hasRole | NATO nuclear sharing base ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance | only German base with U.S. nuclear weapons ⓘ |
| hasUse |
air force base
ⓘ
fighter-bomber base ⓘ nuclear weapons base ⓘ |
| hosts |
B61 nuclear bombs
ⓘ
Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 33 ⓘ
linked to:
Jagdbombergeschwader 33
U.S. nuclear weapons ⓘ |
| IATACode | none ⓘ |
| ICAOCode | ETSB ⓘ |
| inService |
Cold War period
ⓘ
post-Cold War period ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Cochem-Zell district ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Eifel
ⓘ
linked to:
Eifel region
|
| location |
Germany
ⓘ
Rhineland-Palatinate ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Air force ⓘ |
| near |
Büchel
ⓘ
Cochem ⓘ |
| nuclearWeaponsCustodian |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| nuclearWeaponsDeliveryNation | Germany ⓘ |
| operator |
German Air Force
ⓘ
Luftwaffe ⓘ
linked to:
German Air Force
|
| partOf |
Bundeswehr
ⓘ
NATO nuclear sharing arrangements ⓘ
linked to:
Nuclear posture of NATO
|
| runwayLength | approximately 2440 metres ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| securityUnit | USAF Munitions Support Squadron ⓘ |
| usedBy |
German Air Force
ⓘ
NATO ⓘ United States Air Force ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Büchel Air Base Description of subject: Büchel Air Base is a German military airfield in Rhineland-Palatinate that serves as a key Luftwaffe fighter-bomber base and hosts U.S. nuclear weapons under NATO nuclear sharing.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.