Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, United States

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airfield historical site

Roosevelt Field in Long Island, New York, is a historic airfield best known as the site from which Charles Lindbergh began his pioneering solo nonstop transatlantic flight in 1927.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Roosevelt Field	7
Roosevelt Field, New York	2
Curtiss Field	1
Roosevelt Field (former airfield)	1
Roosevelt Field airfield	1
Roosevelt Field, Long Island	1
Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, United States canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T25665 — 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: Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, United States
Context triple: [Charles Lindbergh, placeOfDeparture, Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, United States]

A. John F. Kennedy International Airport
John F. Kennedy International Airport is a major international air travel hub located in Queens, serving as one of the primary gateways to New York City and the United States.
B. Hyde Park, New York, United States
Hyde Park, New York, United States is a Hudson River town best known as the lifelong home of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and site of his presidential library and estate.
C. Washington Dulles International Airport
Washington Dulles International Airport is a major international airport serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, known for its extensive global flight network and iconic Eero Saarinen–designed terminal.
D. Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is a major commercial airport in Maryland serving the greater Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area as a key hub for domestic and some international flights.
E. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is a major commercial airport serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, located in Arlington, Virginia just across the Potomac River from the U.S. capital.
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: Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, United States
Target entity description: Roosevelt Field in Long Island, New York, is a historic airfield best known as the site from which Charles Lindbergh began his pioneering solo nonstop transatlantic flight in 1927.

A. John F. Kennedy International Airport
John F. Kennedy International Airport is a major international air travel hub located in Queens, serving as one of the primary gateways to New York City and the United States.
B. Hyde Park, New York, United States
Hyde Park, New York, United States is a Hudson River town best known as the lifelong home of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and site of his presidential library and estate.
C. Washington Dulles International Airport
Washington Dulles International Airport is a major international airport serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, known for its extensive global flight network and iconic Eero Saarinen–designed terminal.
D. Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is a major commercial airport in Maryland serving the greater Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area as a key hub for domestic and some international flights.
E. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is a major commercial airport serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, located in Arlington, Virginia just across the Potomac River from the U.S. capital.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	airfield ⓘ historical site ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	first solo nonstop transatlantic flight ⓘ
associatedWithPerson	Charles Lindbergh ⓘ Quentin Roosevelt ⓘ Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ
category	defunct airports in New York ⓘ historic aviation sites in the United States ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
currentLandUse	shopping mall ⓘ
currentNameOfSite	Roosevelt Field Mall ⓘ
departureAircraft	The Spirit of St. Louis ⓘ surface form: Spirit of St. Louis
departureDateOfLindberghFlight	1927-05-20 ⓘ
departurePilot	Charles Lindbergh ⓘ
destinationCityOfLindberghFlight	Paris ⓘ
destinationOfLindberghFlight	Le Bourget Field ⓘ
eraOfGreatestActivity	1920s ⓘ 1930s ⓘ
hasHeritage	aviation history of Long Island ⓘ
hasRunways	dirt runways ⓘ grass runways ⓘ
historicalSignificance	early aviation development in the United States ⓘ site of pioneering long-distance flights ⓘ
locatedIn	Long Island ⓘ Nassau County, New York ⓘ New York ⓘ
namedAfter	Quentin Roosevelt ⓘ Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ
near	Uniondale, New York ⓘ surface form: East Garden City, New York Uniondale, New York ⓘ surface form: Garden City, New York
notableEvent	Charles Lindbergh’s solo nonstop transatlantic flight departure ⓘ
notableFlight	The Spirit of St. Louis ⓘ surface form: Spirit of St. Louis transatlantic flight
operatedDuring	World War I era ⓘ interwar period ⓘ
partOf	Mitchel Field complex ⓘ New York metropolitan area ⓘ
region	Hempstead Plains ⓘ
replacedBy	Roosevelt Field Mall ⓘ
status	defunct airfield ⓘ
usedFor	airmail service ⓘ civil aviation ⓘ military aviation ⓘ record-setting flights ⓘ

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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Charles Lindbergh → placeOfDeparture → Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, United States ⓘ

Ryan NYP monoplane → departureAirport → Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roosevelt Field, New York

Orteig Prize → winningDepartureAirport → Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, United States ⓘ