Torrejón Air Base
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Torrejón Air Base is a major Spanish Air Force installation near Madrid that has historically served as a key military airfield and former U.S. air base.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Torrejón Air Base canonical | 11 |
| Getafe Air Base | 2 |
| Combined Air Operations Centre Torrejon | 1 |
| NATO Combined Air Operations Centre Torrejón | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T766826 — 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: Torrejón Air Base Context triple: [Spanish Air Force, airBase, Torrejón Air Base]
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A.
Tyndall Air Force Base
Tyndall Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation known for its air combat training and operations, located near Panama City in the Florida Panhandle.
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B.
Andrews Air Force Base
Andrews Air Force Base is a major U.S. military installation in Maryland best known as the home base for Air Force One and other aircraft supporting the President and senior government officials.
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C.
Koksijde Air Base
Koksijde Air Base is a Belgian military airfield on the North Sea coast, best known as a key search-and-rescue and helicopter operations base for the Belgian Air Force.
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D.
Maxwell Air Force Base
Maxwell Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force installation in Montgomery, Alabama, best known as the headquarters of Air University and a central hub for Air Force education and training.
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E.
Cannon Air Force Base
Cannon Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation in eastern New Mexico known for hosting special operations and tactical aviation units.
- 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: Torrejón Air Base Target entity description: Torrejón Air Base is a major Spanish Air Force installation near Madrid that has historically served as a key military airfield and former U.S. air base.
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A.
Tyndall Air Force Base
Tyndall Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation known for its air combat training and operations, located near Panama City in the Florida Panhandle.
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B.
Andrews Air Force Base
Andrews Air Force Base is a major U.S. military installation in Maryland best known as the home base for Air Force One and other aircraft supporting the President and senior government officials.
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C.
Koksijde Air Base
Koksijde Air Base is a Belgian military airfield on the North Sea coast, best known as a key search-and-rescue and helicopter operations base for the Belgian Air Force.
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D.
Maxwell Air Force Base
Maxwell Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force installation in Montgomery, Alabama, best known as the headquarters of Air University and a central hub for Air Force education and training.
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E.
Cannon Air Force Base
Cannon Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation in eastern New Mexico known for hosting special operations and tactical aviation units.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish Air Force base
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military air base ⓘ |
| alliance | NATO ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| formerOperator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| garrison | Spanish Air and Space Force personnel ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
air defense operations
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command and control ⓘ fighter operations ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
command and control facilities
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hardened aircraft shelters ⓘ long main runway suitable for jet aircraft ⓘ radar installations ⓘ |
| hasRunway | Runway 04/22 ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
key NATO airfield in Spain
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major U.S. air base during the Cold War ⓘ |
| hostsUnit |
NATO Combined Air Operations Centre Torrejón
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linked to:
Torrejón Air Base
Spanish Air and Space Force combat units ⓘ |
| IATACode | TOJ ⓘ |
| ICAOCode | LETO ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Community of Madrid ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Madrid ⓘ |
| location | Torrejón de Ardoz ⓘ |
| nearCity | Madrid ⓘ |
| operator |
Spanish Air and Space Force
ⓘ
linked to:
Spanish Air Force
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| primaryUse | military aviation ⓘ |
| proximityToCapital | close to Madrid ⓘ |
| region | central Spain ⓘ |
| runwayLength |
approximately 13,000 feet
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approximately 4,000 metres ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| serves | Spanish national air defense ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
important NATO air operations node in southern Europe
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major air defense hub for Spain ⓘ |
| type | air base ⓘ |
| usedBy | NATO ⓘ |
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: Torrejón Air Base Description of subject: Torrejón Air Base is a major Spanish Air Force installation near Madrid that has historically served as a key military airfield and former U.S. air base.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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