Oslo Airport, Fornebu
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Oslo Airport, Fornebu was the former main airport serving Oslo, Norway, operating from 1939 until its closure in 1998 when it was supplanted by Oslo Airport, Gardermoen.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oslo Airport, Fornebu canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5290545 — 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: Oslo Airport, Fornebu Context triple: [OSL, replacedAirport, Oslo Airport, Fornebu]
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A.
Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
Oslo Airport, Gardermoen is Norway’s main international airport and the primary aviation hub serving the Oslo region.
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B.
Bergen Airport, Flesland
Bergen Airport, Flesland is the main international airport serving the city of Bergen and western Norway, handling both domestic and international flights.
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C.
Trondheim Airport, Værnes
Trondheim Airport, Værnes is a major international airport in central Norway serving the city of Trondheim and the surrounding Trøndelag region.
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D.
Ørland Airport
Ørland Airport is a joint civilian and military airport in Trøndelag county, Norway, serving the Ørland peninsula and surrounding Fosen region.
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E.
Stavanger Airport, Sola
Stavanger Airport, Sola is a major international airport in southwestern Norway serving the Stavanger region and the North Sea oil industry.
- 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: Oslo Airport, Fornebu Target entity description: Oslo Airport, Fornebu was the former main airport serving Oslo, Norway, operating from 1939 until its closure in 1998 when it was supplanted by Oslo Airport, Gardermoen.
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A.
Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
Oslo Airport, Gardermoen is Norway’s main international airport and the primary aviation hub serving the Oslo region.
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B.
Bergen Airport, Flesland
Bergen Airport, Flesland is the main international airport serving the city of Bergen and western Norway, handling both domestic and international flights.
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C.
Trondheim Airport, Værnes
Trondheim Airport, Værnes is a major international airport in central Norway serving the city of Trondheim and the surrounding Trøndelag region.
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D.
Ørland Airport
Ørland Airport is a joint civilian and military airport in Trøndelag county, Norway, serving the Ørland peninsula and surrounding Fosen region.
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E.
Stavanger Airport, Sola
Stavanger Airport, Sola is a major international airport in southwestern Norway serving the Stavanger region and the North Sea oil industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct airport
ⓘ
former international airport ⓘ |
| closureDate | 1998 ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| distanceFromOsloCentre | approximately 8 km west ⓘ |
| eraOfOperation |
Cold War era
ⓘ
linked to:
Cold War
World War II period ⓘ
linked to:
World War II era
late 20th century ⓘ post-war period ⓘ |
| hadFunction |
charter flights
ⓘ
domestic flights ⓘ international flights ⓘ |
| hadRole | primary gateway to Norway by air ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | parts preserved as historical structures ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| hasRunwayType | paved runway ⓘ |
| IATAcode | FBU ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | ENFB ⓘ |
| inaugurationYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bærum
ⓘ
Eastern Norway ⓘ Fornebu ⓘ
linked to:
Fornebu, Norway
Viken county ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea |
Oslo metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Greater Oslo Region
|
| locatedOn | Fornebu peninsula ⓘ |
| notableFor | being Oslo’s main airport from 1939 to 1998 ⓘ |
| notableTenantAfterClosure |
Telenor headquarters
ⓘ
linked to:
Telenor
|
| openingDate | 1939 ⓘ |
| postClosureUse |
office developments
ⓘ
residential area ⓘ technology and business park ⓘ |
| primaryUse | civil aviation ⓘ |
| regionServed | Eastern Norway ⓘ |
| servedCity | Oslo ⓘ |
| supersededBy | Oslo Airport, Gardermoen ⓘ |
| transitionedTrafficTo | Oslo Airport, Gardermoen ⓘ |
| wasHubFor |
Braathens SAFE
ⓘ
Scandinavian Airlines ⓘ Widerøe ⓘ |
| wasMainAirportFor |
Norway
ⓘ
Oslo ⓘ |
| wasOperatedBy |
Norwegian Civil Aviation Administration
ⓘ
linked to:
Avinor
|
| wasOwnedBy |
Norwegian government
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of Norway
|
| wasReplacedAsMainAirportInYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| wasSubjectOfDebate |
capacity constraints
ⓘ
need for new main airport ⓘ noise issues ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oslo Airport, Fornebu Description of subject: Oslo Airport, Fornebu was the former main airport serving Oslo, Norway, operating from 1939 until its closure in 1998 when it was supplanted by Oslo Airport, Gardermoen.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.