Baldonnel Aerodrome
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Baldonnel Aerodrome is a historic Irish military airfield near Dublin that has served as a key base for the Irish Air Corps and an important site in early transatlantic aviation.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baldonnel Aerodrome canonical | 3 |
| Baldonnel | 1 |
| Baldonnel Aerodrome, Ireland | 1 |
| Irish Air Corps Headquarters | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9982679 — 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: Baldonnel Aerodrome Context triple: [Hermann Köhl, startLocationOfNotableFlight, Baldonnel Aerodrome]
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A.
Ireland West Airport Knock
Ireland West Airport Knock is a regional international airport in western Ireland that serves as a key air travel hub for County Mayo and the surrounding region.
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B.
Collinstown Airport
Collinstown Airport was the original name of what is now Dublin Airport, Ireland’s main international airport serving the capital city.
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C.
Cork City Airport (Ballygarvan airfield)
Cork City Airport (Ballygarvan airfield) was the earlier airfield facility that served the Cork area before the development of the modern Cork Airport.
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D.
Cork Airport
Cork Airport is an international airport in County Cork, Ireland, serving as a key regional gateway and a secondary hub for Aer Lingus.
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E.
Denham Aerodrome
Denham Aerodrome is a small general aviation airfield in Buckinghamshire, England, primarily used for private flying, flight training, and helicopter operations.
- 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: Baldonnel Aerodrome Target entity description: Baldonnel Aerodrome is a historic Irish military airfield near Dublin that has served as a key base for the Irish Air Corps and an important site in early transatlantic aviation.
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A.
Ireland West Airport Knock
Ireland West Airport Knock is a regional international airport in western Ireland that serves as a key air travel hub for County Mayo and the surrounding region.
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B.
Collinstown Airport
Collinstown Airport was the original name of what is now Dublin Airport, Ireland’s main international airport serving the capital city.
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C.
Cork City Airport (Ballygarvan airfield)
Cork City Airport (Ballygarvan airfield) was the earlier airfield facility that served the Cork area before the development of the modern Cork Airport.
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D.
Cork Airport
Cork Airport is an international airport in County Cork, Ireland, serving as a key regional gateway and a secondary hub for Aer Lingus.
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E.
Denham Aerodrome
Denham Aerodrome is a small general aviation airfield in Buckinghamshire, England, primarily used for private flying, flight training, and helicopter operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air base
ⓘ
military airfield ⓘ |
| access | not open to general public ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Casement Aerodrome ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Department of Defence (Ireland)
ⓘ
linked to:
Department of Defence of Ireland
|
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| garrison |
Irish Air Corps headquarters
ⓘ
linked to:
Irish Air Corps
|
| hasBasedUnit |
Air Corps College
ⓘ
Air Corps Engineering Wing ⓘ
linked to:
Air Corps
No. 1 Operations Wing (Irish Air Corps) ⓘ No. 3 Operations Wing (Irish Air Corps) ⓘ No. 4 Support Wing (Irish Air Corps) ⓘ No. 5 Support Wing (Irish Air Corps) ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
administrative buildings
ⓘ
control tower ⓘ fuel storage ⓘ hangars ⓘ helicopter operating areas ⓘ maintenance workshops ⓘ military accommodation ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
important site in early transatlantic aviation
ⓘ
key base of the Irish Air Corps ⓘ |
| IATAcode | none ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | EIME ⓘ |
| location |
County Dublin
ⓘ
southwest of Dublin city ⓘ |
| municipality | South Dublin ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Roger Casement ⓘ |
| near |
Baldonnel village
ⓘ
Clondalkin ⓘ Lucan ⓘ |
| operator | Irish Air Corps ⓘ |
| partOf | Irish Defence Forces infrastructure ⓘ |
| primaryUser |
Irish Defence Forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Defence Forces of Ireland
|
| region | Leinster ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| timezone | Europe/Dublin ⓘ |
| timezoneDST | UTC+1 ⓘ |
| timezoneStandard | UTC+0 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Irish Coast Guard (support operations)
ⓘ
linked to:
Irish Coast Guard
Irish Government VIP flights ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Irish Air Corps headquarters
ⓘ
linked to:
Irish Air Corps
aircraft maintenance ⓘ emergency medical transport ⓘ flight training ⓘ government transport flights ⓘ military aviation ⓘ search and rescue support ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Baldonnel Aerodrome Description of subject: Baldonnel Aerodrome is a historic Irish military airfield near Dublin that has served as a key base for the Irish Air Corps and an important site in early transatlantic aviation.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Baldonnel Aerodrome
linked to: Baldonnel Aerodrome
linked to: Baldonnel Aerodrome