Kleine-Brogel Air Base
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Kleine-Brogel Air Base is a major Belgian military airfield known for hosting fighter aircraft operations and reportedly storing U.S. nuclear weapons under NATO arrangements.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kleine-Brogel Air Base canonical | 11 |
| Kleine Brogel Air Base | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T368697 — 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: Kleine-Brogel Air Base Context triple: [Belgian Air Force, operatesBase, Kleine-Brogel Air Base]
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A.
Brussels South Charleroi Airport
Brussels South Charleroi Airport is a major low-cost international airport in Belgium, widely used by budget airlines and serving as an alternative to Brussels Airport.
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B.
Brussels Airport
Brussels Airport is the main international airport serving Brussels and one of Belgium’s busiest air transport hubs for passengers and cargo.
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C.
Gatow Airfield
Gatow Airfield is a former military airbase in Berlin best known for its crucial role as a hub for Allied transport aircraft during the Berlin Airlift.
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D.
Belgian Air Force
The Belgian Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of Belgium’s armed forces, responsible for the country’s air defense, surveillance, and support operations.
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E.
Bastogne
Bastogne is a town in southeastern Belgium best known for its strategic role and fierce fighting during World War II’s Battle of the Bulge.
- 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: Kleine-Brogel Air Base Target entity description: Kleine-Brogel Air Base is a major Belgian military airfield known for hosting fighter aircraft operations and reportedly storing U.S. nuclear weapons under NATO arrangements.
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A.
Brussels South Charleroi Airport
Brussels South Charleroi Airport is a major low-cost international airport in Belgium, widely used by budget airlines and serving as an alternative to Brussels Airport.
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B.
Brussels Airport
Brussels Airport is the main international airport serving Brussels and one of Belgium’s busiest air transport hubs for passengers and cargo.
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C.
Gatow Airfield
Gatow Airfield is a former military airbase in Berlin best known for its crucial role as a hub for Allied transport aircraft during the Berlin Airlift.
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D.
Belgian Air Force
The Belgian Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of Belgium’s armed forces, responsible for the country’s air defense, surveillance, and support operations.
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E.
Bastogne
Bastogne is a town in southeastern Belgium best known for its strategic role and fierce fighting during World War II’s Battle of the Bulge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airfield
ⓘ
military air base ⓘ |
| alliance | NATO ⓘ |
| basedAircraft | F-16 Fighting Falcon ⓘ |
| basedUnit | 10th Tactical Wing ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 201 feet ⓘ |
| garrison | 10th Tactical Wing ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
air traffic control tower
ⓘ
hardened aircraft shelters ⓘ maintenance hangars ⓘ munitions storage area ⓘ weapons storage and security system ⓘ |
| hasMission |
air policing
ⓘ
collective defense under NATO ⓘ deterrence ⓘ |
| hasRole | NATO nuclear sharing base ⓘ |
| hasSecurityLevel | high security ⓘ |
| hosts |
NATO infrastructure
ⓘ
U.S. Air Force personnel ⓘ |
| IATACode | QKE ⓘ |
| ICAOCode | EBBL ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Belgium
ⓘ
Flemish Region ⓘ Kleine Brogel ⓘ
surface form:
Kleine-Brogel
Limburg Province ⓘ Peer ⓘ |
| near |
Dutch border
ⓘ
German border ⓘ |
| notableFor |
alleged storage of U.S. nuclear weapons
ⓘ
hosting F-16 fighter squadrons ⓘ |
| operator |
Belgian Air Force
ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian Air Component
|
| ownedBy | Belgian Armed Forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Belgian Air Force
ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian Air Component air base network
|
| primaryUser |
Belgian Air Force
ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian Air Component
|
| reportedlyStores | U.S. B61 nuclear bombs ⓘ |
| runwayDesignation | 05L/23R ⓘ |
| runwayLength | approximately 3,210 metres ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| timezone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| timezoneDST | Central European Summer Time ⓘ |
| typeOfUse | military ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Cold War ⓘ |
| usedFor |
NATO missions
ⓘ
fighter aircraft operations ⓘ tactical air operations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kleine-Brogel Air Base Description of subject: Kleine-Brogel Air Base is a major Belgian military airfield known for hosting fighter aircraft operations and reportedly storing U.S. nuclear weapons under NATO arrangements.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kleine Brogel Air Base