Leeuwarden Air Base
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Leeuwarden Air Base is a major Royal Netherlands Air Force military airfield in the north of the Netherlands, used for fighter operations, training, and NATO missions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leeuwarden Air Base canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6322533 — 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: Leeuwarden Air Base Context triple: [Leeuwarden, hasAirport, Leeuwarden Air Base]
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A.
Valkenburg air base
Valkenburg air base is a former Royal Netherlands Navy airfield in South Holland that historically served as a key maritime patrol and military aviation facility.
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B.
Melsbroek Air Base
Melsbroek Air Base is a major Belgian military airfield near Brussels that serves as the primary hub for the Belgian Air Component’s transport operations.
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C.
Kleine-Brogel Air Base
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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D.
Groningen Airport Eelde
Groningen Airport Eelde is a regional airport in the north of the Netherlands that offers passenger flights, including holiday and charter services.
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E.
Nörvenich Air Base
Nörvenich Air Base is a major German Air Force installation in North Rhine-Westphalia that serves as a key operational base for fighter and tactical aircraft units.
- 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: Leeuwarden Air Base Target entity description: Leeuwarden Air Base is a major Royal Netherlands Air Force military airfield in the north of the Netherlands, used for fighter operations, training, and NATO missions.
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A.
Valkenburg air base
Valkenburg air base is a former Royal Netherlands Navy airfield in South Holland that historically served as a key maritime patrol and military aviation facility.
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B.
Melsbroek Air Base
Melsbroek Air Base is a major Belgian military airfield near Brussels that serves as the primary hub for the Belgian Air Component’s transport operations.
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C.
Kleine-Brogel Air Base
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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D.
Groningen Airport Eelde
Groningen Airport Eelde is a regional airport in the north of the Netherlands that offers passenger flights, including holiday and charter services.
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E.
Nörvenich Air Base
Nörvenich Air Base is a major German Air Force installation in North Rhine-Westphalia that serves as a key operational base for fighter and tactical aircraft units.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Netherlands Air Force base
ⓘ
military air base ⓘ |
| allianceRole |
NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence System
ⓘ
linked to:
NATO integrated air defense system
|
| basedAircraftType |
F-16 Fighting Falcon
ⓘ
F-35A Lightning II ⓘ
linked to:
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
PC-7 ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 3 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| garrison |
306 Squadron RNLAF
ⓘ
322 Squadron RNLAF ⓘ Leeuw Squadron ⓘ |
| hasApproachType |
instrument landing system
ⓘ
precision approach radar ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
control tower
ⓘ
fire and rescue services ⓘ hardened aircraft shelters ⓘ maintenance hangars ⓘ runway arresting systems ⓘ |
| hasRole | Quick Reaction Alert base ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
Cold War fighter base
ⓘ
World War II airfield ⓘ |
| hostsEvent |
Frisian Flag exercise
ⓘ
NATO air exercises ⓘ |
| IATACode | LWR ⓘ |
| ICAOCode | EHLW ⓘ |
| location |
Friesland
ⓘ
Leeuwarden ⓘ northern Netherlands ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Netherlands
|
| near |
city of Leeuwarden
ⓘ
linked to:
Leeuwarden
|
| operator | Royal Netherlands Air Force ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Ministry of Defence of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| partOf |
Royal Netherlands Air Force fighter community
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Netherlands Air Force
|
| primaryMission |
air defense of the Netherlands
ⓘ
support of NATO air operations ⓘ |
| runway | Runway 05/23 ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| secondaryMission |
support to civil authorities
ⓘ
training of fighter pilots ⓘ |
| supportsOperationType |
air-to-air missions
ⓘ
air-to-ground missions ⓘ reconnaissance missions ⓘ |
| timezone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| usedFor |
NATO missions
ⓘ
air defense ⓘ air policing ⓘ exercise operations ⓘ fighter operations ⓘ pilot training ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Leeuwarden Air Base Description of subject: Leeuwarden Air Base is a major Royal Netherlands Air Force military airfield in the north of the Netherlands, used for fighter operations, training, and NATO missions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.