Aeroporto das Lajes
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Aeroporto das Lajes is a joint civil-military airport on Terceira Island in the Azores, Portugal, serving both commercial flights and a significant Portuguese and U.S. air force presence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aeroporto das Lajes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13077975 — 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: Aeroporto das Lajes Context triple: [Lajes Airport, alsoKnownAs, Aeroporto das Lajes]
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A.
Fernando de Noronha Airport
Fernando de Noronha Airport is the main air gateway serving Brazil’s remote Fernando de Noronha archipelago, connecting the islands with the mainland.
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B.
São Jorge Airport
São Jorge Airport is a small regional airport in the Azores archipelago of Portugal that provides air connections between São Jorge Island and other islands and mainland destinations.
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C.
Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport
Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport is the main international airport serving Porto, Portugal, and one of the country’s busiest air transport hubs.
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D.
Cabo Frio International Airport
Cabo Frio International Airport is a regional airport in Cabo Frio, Brazil, serving as a key gateway for tourists traveling to the coastal resort areas of the Região dos Lagos.
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E.
Macaé Airport
Macaé Airport is a regional airport in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro that primarily serves the offshore oil and gas industry in the Campos Basin.
- 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: Aeroporto das Lajes Target entity description: Aeroporto das Lajes is a joint civil-military airport on Terceira Island in the Azores, Portugal, serving both commercial flights and a significant Portuguese and U.S. air force presence.
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A.
Fernando de Noronha Airport
Fernando de Noronha Airport is the main air gateway serving Brazil’s remote Fernando de Noronha archipelago, connecting the islands with the mainland.
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B.
São Jorge Airport
São Jorge Airport is a small regional airport in the Azores archipelago of Portugal that provides air connections between São Jorge Island and other islands and mainland destinations.
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C.
Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport
Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport is the main international airport serving Porto, Portugal, and one of the country’s busiest air transport hubs.
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D.
Cabo Frio International Airport
Cabo Frio International Airport is a regional airport in Cabo Frio, Brazil, serving as a key gateway for tourists traveling to the coastal resort areas of the Região dos Lagos.
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E.
Macaé Airport
Macaé Airport is a regional airport in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro that primarily serves the offshore oil and gas industry in the Campos Basin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airport
ⓘ
civil-military airport ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Base Aérea das Lajes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lajes Air Base NERFINISHED ⓘ Lajes Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| hasCivilTerminal | yes ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryArea | yes ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryFunction |
NATO air base
ⓘ
transatlantic refueling stop ⓘ |
| hasNavigationRole | transatlantic aviation route support ⓘ |
| hasPart | Lajes Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | joint civil-military facility ⓘ |
| IATAcode | TER NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | LPLA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Azores NERFINISHED ⓘ Terceira Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Terceira Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Angra do Heroísmo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Praia da Vitória NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Portuguese Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Portuguese Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Azores archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runwayCount | 1 ⓘ |
| runwayDesignation | 15/33 ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| serves |
Azores
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Terceira Island NERFINISHED ⓘ city of Praia da Vitória NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesAirlines |
Azores Airlines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SATA Air Açores NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesTraffic |
domestic flights in Portugal
ⓘ
international flights ⓘ |
| strategicRole | mid-Atlantic air bridge ⓘ |
| timezone | UTC−01:00 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Portuguese Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aeroporto das Lajes Description of subject: Aeroporto das Lajes is a joint civil-military airport on Terceira Island in the Azores, Portugal, serving both commercial flights and a significant Portuguese and U.S. air force presence.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lajes Airport