RMAF Butterworth Air Base
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RMAF Butterworth Air Base is a major Royal Malaysian Air Force installation in Penang that serves as a key operational and strategic air base for Malaysia and regional defense cooperation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| RMAF Butterworth Air Base canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3775993 — 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: RMAF Butterworth Air Base Context triple: [Royal Malaysian Air Force, garrison, RMAF Butterworth Air Base]
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A.
RMAF Subang Air Base
RMAF Subang Air Base is a major Royal Malaysian Air Force installation near Subang, Selangor, serving as a key hub for air transport, logistics, and support operations in Malaysia.
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B.
Rivolto Air Base
Rivolto Air Base is an Italian Air Force installation in northeastern Italy best known as the home of the Frecce Tricolori national aerobatic team.
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C.
Sultan Ismail Petra Airport
Sultan Ismail Petra Airport is the main commercial airport serving the state of Kelantan in northeastern Peninsular Malaysia.
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D.
Sultan Azlan Shah Airport
Sultan Azlan Shah Airport is a regional airport serving the city of Ipoh and the surrounding state of Perak in Malaysia.
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E.
Gando Air Base
Gando Air Base is a key Spanish Air Force installation located on Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, serving both military operations and nearby civil aviation.
- 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: RMAF Butterworth Air Base Target entity description: RMAF Butterworth Air Base is a major Royal Malaysian Air Force installation in Penang that serves as a key operational and strategic air base for Malaysia and regional defense cooperation.
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A.
RMAF Subang Air Base
RMAF Subang Air Base is a major Royal Malaysian Air Force installation near Subang, Selangor, serving as a key hub for air transport, logistics, and support operations in Malaysia.
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B.
Rivolto Air Base
Rivolto Air Base is an Italian Air Force installation in northeastern Italy best known as the home of the Frecce Tricolori national aerobatic team.
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C.
Sultan Ismail Petra Airport
Sultan Ismail Petra Airport is the main commercial airport serving the state of Kelantan in northeastern Peninsular Malaysia.
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D.
Sultan Azlan Shah Airport
Sultan Azlan Shah Airport is a regional airport serving the city of Ipoh and the surrounding state of Perak in Malaysia.
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E.
Gando Air Base
Gando Air Base is a key Spanish Air Force installation located on Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, serving both military operations and nearby civil aviation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Malaysian Air Force base
ⓘ
military air base ⓘ |
| allianceRole | FPDA (Five Power Defence Arrangements) exercise location ⓘ |
| country | Malaysia ⓘ |
| garrison |
Australian Defence Force personnel
ⓘ
Royal Malaysian Air Force units ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
control tower
ⓘ
hardened aircraft shelters ⓘ logistics and supply depots ⓘ maintenance hangars ⓘ military housing ⓘ radar installations ⓘ |
| hasIATACode | BWH ⓘ |
| hasICAOCode | WMKB ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryUser | Royal Malaysian Air Force fighter squadrons ⓘ |
| hasRole |
airspace surveillance
ⓘ
joint exercises with foreign air forces ⓘ quick reaction alert operations ⓘ |
| hasRunway | Runway 18/36 ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| hasStrategicFunction | support for regional defence cooperation ⓘ |
| hasType | joint-use military airfield ⓘ |
| isMajorBaseOf | Royal Malaysian Air Force ⓘ |
| isOneOf | major RMAF installations in Malaysia ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Penang ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
George Town, Penang
ⓘ
Strait of Malacca ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Malay Peninsula ⓘ |
| location | Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Butterworth
ⓘ
George Town, Penang ⓘ
surface form:
George Town
|
| operator | Royal Malaysian Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Malaysian Air Force ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Southeast Asia
ⓘ
Strait of Malacca ⓘ northern Malaysia ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
important for defence of northern Malaysia
ⓘ
important for security of Strait of Malacca ⓘ key operational air base for Royal Malaysian Air Force ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Australian Defence Force
ⓘ
Five Power Defence Arrangements ⓘ
surface form:
Five Power Defence Arrangements forces
Royal Malaysian Air Force ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air defence
ⓘ
fighter operations ⓘ maritime patrol operations ⓘ regional security cooperation ⓘ training ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: RMAF Butterworth Air Base Description of subject: RMAF Butterworth Air Base is a major Royal Malaysian Air Force installation in Penang that serves as a key operational and strategic air base for Malaysia and regional defense cooperation.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.