Los Angeles Speedway (Inglewood) airfield

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airfield former airport

Los Angeles Speedway (Inglewood) airfield was an early 20th-century airfield in Inglewood, California, that served as a predecessor to what later became Mines Field and ultimately Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

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Label	Occurrences
Los Angeles Speedway (Inglewood) airfield canonical	2
Los Angeles Speedway (automobile racing track)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T359817 — 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: Los Angeles Speedway (Inglewood) airfield
Context triple: [Mines Field, precededBy, Los Angeles Speedway (Inglewood) airfield]

A. Hollywood Burbank Airport
Hollywood Burbank Airport is a regional airport in the Los Angeles area that serves as an alternative to Los Angeles International Airport, offering domestic flights and convenient access to Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley.
B. Palmdale Regional Airport
Palmdale Regional Airport is a public airport in Palmdale, California, known for hosting NASA’s SOFIA airborne observatory and other aerospace-related operations.
C. Gerald R. Ford International Airport
Gerald R. Ford International Airport is the primary commercial airport serving the Grand Rapids metropolitan area and western Michigan.
D. Long Beach Airport
Long Beach Airport is a public airport in Long Beach, California, known for its convenient access to the Los Angeles area and its historic, small-scale terminal.
E. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a historic multi-purpose stadium in Los Angeles best known for hosting major events including the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics and serving as a longtime home for prominent college and professional sports teams.
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: Los Angeles Speedway (Inglewood) airfield
Target entity description: Los Angeles Speedway (Inglewood) airfield was an early 20th-century airfield in Inglewood, California, that served as a predecessor to what later became Mines Field and ultimately Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

A. Hollywood Burbank Airport
Hollywood Burbank Airport is a regional airport in the Los Angeles area that serves as an alternative to Los Angeles International Airport, offering domestic flights and convenient access to Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley.
B. Palmdale Regional Airport
Palmdale Regional Airport is a public airport in Palmdale, California, known for hosting NASA’s SOFIA airborne observatory and other aerospace-related operations.
C. Gerald R. Ford International Airport
Gerald R. Ford International Airport is the primary commercial airport serving the Grand Rapids metropolitan area and western Michigan.
D. Long Beach Airport
Long Beach Airport is a public airport in Long Beach, California, known for its convenient access to the Los Angeles area and its historic, small-scale terminal.
E. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a historic multi-purpose stadium in Los Angeles best known for hosting major events including the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics and serving as a longtime home for prominent college and professional sports teams.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	airfield ⓘ former airport ⓘ
associatedWith	growth of commercial aviation in Southern California ⓘ history of Inglewood, California ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
era	early 20th century ⓘ
followedBy	development of Los Angeles International Airport ⓘ development of Mines Field ⓘ
hasPredecessor	Los Angeles Speedway (automobile racing track) ⓘ linked to: Los Angeles Speedway (Inglewood) airfield
hasSuccessor	Los Angeles International Airport ⓘ Mines Field ⓘ
locatedIn	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States Greater Los Angeles ⓘ linked to: Greater Los Angeles Area Inglewood, California ⓘ linked to: Inglewood, California, United States Los Angeles County, California ⓘ linked to: Los Angeles County
locatedNear	Los Angeles ⓘ
locatedOn	flat land suitable for runways ⓘ
nearbyCity	Inglewood ⓘ Los Angeles ⓘ
partOfHistoryOf	Los Angeles International Airport ⓘ aviation in Los Angeles ⓘ
precededBy	use of the site as a racing speedway ⓘ
significance	early predecessor of LAX ⓘ
status	defunct ⓘ
transportType	air transport infrastructure ⓘ
usedFor	air shows ⓘ aviation ⓘ early civil aviation ⓘ flight demonstrations ⓘ

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Mines Field → precededBy → Los Angeles Speedway (Inglewood) airfield ⓘ

Mines Field → replaced → Los Angeles Speedway (Inglewood) airfield ⓘ

Los Angeles Speedway (Inglewood) airfield → hasPredecessor → Los Angeles Speedway (automobile racing track) ⓘ

linked to: Los Angeles Speedway (Inglewood) airfield

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