Florennes Air Base
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Florennes Air Base is a major Belgian military airfield in Wallonia that serves as one of the country’s principal fighter bases and hosts NATO operations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Florennes Air Base canonical | 14 |
| Belgian Air Component base at Florennes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T368698 — 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: Florennes Air Base Context triple: [Belgian Air Force, operatesBase, Florennes Air Base]
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A.
Kleine-Brogel Air Base
Kleine-Brogel Air Base is a major Belgian military airfield known for hosting fighter aircraft operations and reportedly storing U.S. nuclear weapons under NATO arrangements.
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B.
Arromanches-les-Bains
Arromanches-les-Bains is a coastal town in Normandy, France, best known for its role in the D-Day landings and the remains of the Mulberry artificial harbor just offshore.
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C.
101st Airborne Museum Le Mess
The 101st Airborne Museum Le Mess is a World War II museum in Bastogne, Belgium, dedicated to the history and actions of the U.S. 101st Airborne Division during the Battle of the Bulge.
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D.
Le Bourget Field
Le Bourget Field is a historic airfield near Paris, France, best known as the landing site of Charles Lindbergh’s pioneering solo nonstop transatlantic flight in 1927.
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E.
Bastogne Barracks
Bastogne Barracks is a historic World War II military site in Bastogne, Belgium, known for its role as the headquarters of the U.S. 101st Airborne Division during the Battle of the Bulge and now preserved as a museum.
- 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: Florennes Air Base Target entity description: Florennes Air Base is a major Belgian military airfield in Wallonia that serves as one of the country’s principal fighter bases and hosts NATO operations.
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A.
Kleine-Brogel Air Base
Kleine-Brogel Air Base is a major Belgian military airfield known for hosting fighter aircraft operations and reportedly storing U.S. nuclear weapons under NATO arrangements.
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B.
Arromanches-les-Bains
Arromanches-les-Bains is a coastal town in Normandy, France, best known for its role in the D-Day landings and the remains of the Mulberry artificial harbor just offshore.
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C.
101st Airborne Museum Le Mess
The 101st Airborne Museum Le Mess is a World War II museum in Bastogne, Belgium, dedicated to the history and actions of the U.S. 101st Airborne Division during the Battle of the Bulge.
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D.
Le Bourget Field
Le Bourget Field is a historic airfield near Paris, France, best known as the landing site of Charles Lindbergh’s pioneering solo nonstop transatlantic flight in 1927.
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E.
Bastogne Barracks
Bastogne Barracks is a historic World War II military site in Bastogne, Belgium, known for its role as the headquarters of the U.S. 101st Airborne Division during the Battle of the Bulge and now preserved as a museum.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airfield
ⓘ
military air base ⓘ |
| alliance | NATO ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| garrison |
2nd Tactical Wing
ⓘ
Belgian Air Component 2nd Tactical Wing ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Air force installations of Belgium
ⓘ
Airports in Namur Province ⓘ NATO military installations in Belgium ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
air defense
ⓘ
tactical air operations ⓘ training base ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
NATO support facilities
ⓘ
control tower ⓘ hardened aircraft shelters ⓘ maintenance hangars ⓘ munitions storage ⓘ |
| historicalUse | Cold War NATO base ⓘ |
| hostsUnit |
349 Squadron
ⓘ
350 Squadron ⓘ NATO units ⓘ |
| IATACode | QFO ⓘ |
| ICAOCode | EBFS ⓘ |
| location |
Florennes
ⓘ
Namur Province ⓘ Wallonia ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Belgian Armed Forces ⓘ |
| operator |
Belgian Air Component
ⓘ
linked to:
Belgian Air Force
|
| primaryRunwayOrientation | 08R/26L ⓘ |
| region |
French-speaking Belgium
ⓘ
linked to:
French-speaking Community of Belgium
|
| role | principal Belgian fighter base ⓘ |
| runwayCount | 2 ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| secondaryRunwayOrientation | 08L/26R ⓘ |
| timezone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| timezoneDST | Central European Summer Time ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Belgian Air Force
ⓘ
NATO ⓘ |
| usedFor |
NATO operations
ⓘ
fighter operations ⓘ military training ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Florennes Air Base Description of subject: Florennes Air Base is a major Belgian military airfield in Wallonia that serves as one of the country’s principal fighter bases and hosts NATO operations.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Florennes Air Base