Turnhouse Aerodrome
E270334
Turnhouse Aerodrome was the original airfield that evolved into what is now Edinburgh Airport in Scotland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Turnhouse Aerodrome canonical | 3 |
| Turnhouse airfield | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2464948 — 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: Turnhouse Aerodrome Context triple: [Edinburgh Airport, formerName, Turnhouse Aerodrome]
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A.
Abbotsinch Airport
Abbotsinch Airport was the former name of what is now Glasgow Airport, a major international airport serving the Glasgow area in Scotland.
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B.
Bunbury Airport
Bunbury Airport is a regional airfield serving the city of Bunbury and the surrounding area in Western Australia.
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C.
Taree Airport
Taree Airport is a regional airport in Taree, New South Wales, Australia, serving general aviation and limited commercial flights for the surrounding Mid North Coast area.
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D.
Rowriah Airport
Rowriah Airport is a domestic airport serving the city of Jorhat in the Indian state of Assam.
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E.
Temora Airport
Temora Airport is a regional airfield in Temora, New South Wales, Australia, known for serving general aviation and hosting the Temora Aviation Museum’s historic aircraft.
- 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: Turnhouse Aerodrome Target entity description: Turnhouse Aerodrome was the original airfield that evolved into what is now Edinburgh Airport in Scotland.
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A.
Abbotsinch Airport
Abbotsinch Airport was the former name of what is now Glasgow Airport, a major international airport serving the Glasgow area in Scotland.
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B.
Bunbury Airport
Bunbury Airport is a regional airfield serving the city of Bunbury and the surrounding area in Western Australia.
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C.
Taree Airport
Taree Airport is a regional airport in Taree, New South Wales, Australia, serving general aviation and limited commercial flights for the surrounding Mid North Coast area.
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D.
Rowriah Airport
Rowriah Airport is a domestic airport serving the city of Jorhat in the Indian state of Assam.
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E.
Temora Airport
Temora Airport is a regional airfield in Temora, New South Wales, Australia, known for serving general aviation and hosting the Temora Aviation Museum’s historic aircraft.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerodrome
ⓘ
former airport ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | RAF Turnhouse ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| evolvedInto | Edinburgh Airport ⓘ |
| hasCurrentName | Edinburgh Airport ⓘ |
| hasIcaoCode | EGPH ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Edinburgh Airport ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Scotland
ⓘ
Turnhouse, Edinburgh ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf |
Edinburgh city centre
ⓘ
linked to:
Edinburgh
|
| militaryBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| operator |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
Royal Flying Corps ⓘ |
| partOf | Edinburgh Airport ⓘ |
| primaryUseAfterWWII | civil airport for Edinburgh ⓘ |
| runwaySurface |
grass (early period)
ⓘ
paved (later period) ⓘ |
| servedCity | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| servedRegion |
Lothian
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
First World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War I
Second World War ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| usedFor |
civil aviation
ⓘ
military aviation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Turnhouse Aerodrome Description of subject: Turnhouse Aerodrome was the original airfield that evolved into what is now Edinburgh Airport in Scotland.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.