Payerne Air Base
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Payerne Air Base is a major Swiss military airfield in the canton of Vaud that serves as one of the principal operating bases of the Swiss Air Force.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Payerne Air Base canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11601945 — 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: Payerne Air Base Context triple: [Payerne, hasAirport, Payerne Air Base]
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A.
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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B.
Drewitz Air Base
Drewitz Air Base was a Cold War-era military airfield in East Germany that served as a key operational base for the East German Air Force.
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C.
Evenes Air Station
Evenes Air Station is a Royal Norwegian Air Force base in Northern Norway that serves as a key hub for air defense, maritime patrol, and NATO operations in the region.
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D.
Brumowski Air Base
Brumowski Air Base is a major military airfield in Austria that serves as a key operational base for the Austrian Air Force.
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E.
Semmerzake Air Base
Semmerzake Air Base is a former Belgian military airfield located near the village of Semmerzake in East Flanders.
- 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: Payerne Air Base Target entity description: Payerne Air Base is a major Swiss military airfield in the canton of Vaud that serves as one of the principal operating bases of the Swiss Air Force.
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A.
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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B.
Drewitz Air Base
Drewitz Air Base was a Cold War-era military airfield in East Germany that served as a key operational base for the East German Air Force.
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C.
Evenes Air Station
Evenes Air Station is a Royal Norwegian Air Force base in Northern Norway that serves as a key hub for air defense, maritime patrol, and NATO operations in the region.
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D.
Brumowski Air Base
Brumowski Air Base is a major military airfield in Austria that serves as a key operational base for the Austrian Air Force.
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E.
Semmerzake Air Base
Semmerzake Air Base is a former Belgian military airfield located near the village of Semmerzake in East Flanders.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airfield
ⓘ
military air base ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 490 m above sea level ⓘ |
| hasApproachType |
instrument approach
ⓘ
visual approach ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
control tower
ⓘ
fuel storage ⓘ hardened aircraft shelters ⓘ maintenance hangars ⓘ operations center ⓘ radar installations ⓘ runway arresting systems ⓘ simulator facilities ⓘ |
| hasIATACode | ZHI ⓘ |
| hasICAOCode | LSMP ⓘ |
| hasRunway |
Runway 05/23
ⓘ
Runway 11/29 ⓘ |
| hasTenant |
Swiss Air Force fighter squadrons
ⓘ
linked to:
Swiss Air Force
support units of the Swiss Air Force ⓘ |
| hostsUnit |
F-5 Tiger II squadrons
ⓘ
F/A-18 Hornet squadrons ⓘ Patrouille Suisse (display team, at times) ⓘ
linked to:
Swiss Air Force
|
| locatedIn |
Payerne
ⓘ
canton of Vaud ⓘ
linked to:
Canton of Vaud
western Switzerland ⓘ
linked to:
Western Switzerland
|
| near |
Fribourg canton border
ⓘ
Lake Neuchâtel ⓘ |
| operator | Swiss Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
Swiss Air Force base network
ⓘ
linked to:
Swiss Air Force
|
| primaryUse | military aviation ⓘ |
| role |
air defense operations base
ⓘ
principal operating base of the Swiss Air Force ⓘ quick reaction alert base ⓘ training base ⓘ |
| runwayLength |
Runway 05/23 approximately 2800 m
ⓘ
Runway 11/29 approximately 2800 m ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| timezone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| timezoneDST | Central European Summer Time ⓘ |
| usedBy | Swiss Air Force ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air policing
ⓘ
aircraft maintenance ⓘ fighter operations ⓘ military exercises ⓘ pilot training ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Payerne Air Base Description of subject: Payerne Air Base is a major Swiss military airfield in the canton of Vaud that serves as one of the principal operating bases of the Swiss Air Force.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.