Altenburg-Nobitz Air Base
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Altenburg-Nobitz Air Base is a former military airfield in Thuringia, Germany, historically used by Warsaw Pact forces and later converted to civilian and general aviation use.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Altenburg Air Base | 1 |
| Altenburg-Nobitz Air Base canonical | 1 |
| Fliegerhorst Altenburg | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7389295 — 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: Altenburg-Nobitz Air Base Context triple: [East German Air Force, garrison, Altenburg-Nobitz Air Base]
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A.
Neuburg Air Base
Neuburg Air Base is a major Luftwaffe installation in Bavaria that serves as one of Germany’s key fighter aircraft bases.
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B.
Rothenburg Air Base
Rothenburg Air Base is a former military airfield in Saxony, Germany, that served as a key operational base for East German and later reunified German air forces.
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C.
Wunstorf Air Base
Wunstorf Air Base is a major German Air Force installation in Lower Saxony, primarily known today as the main operating base for the Luftwaffe’s Airbus A400M transport aircraft.
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D.
Neubrandenburg Air Base
Neubrandenburg Air Base was a key military airfield in northeastern Germany that served as an important operational base for the East German Air Force during the Cold War.
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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: Altenburg-Nobitz Air Base Target entity description: Altenburg-Nobitz Air Base is a former military airfield in Thuringia, Germany, historically used by Warsaw Pact forces and later converted to civilian and general aviation use.
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A.
Neuburg Air Base
Neuburg Air Base is a major Luftwaffe installation in Bavaria that serves as one of Germany’s key fighter aircraft bases.
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B.
Rothenburg Air Base
Rothenburg Air Base is a former military airfield in Saxony, Germany, that served as a key operational base for East German and later reunified German air forces.
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C.
Wunstorf Air Base
Wunstorf Air Base is a major German Air Force installation in Lower Saxony, primarily known today as the main operating base for the Luftwaffe’s Airbus A400M transport aircraft.
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D.
Neubrandenburg Air Base
Neubrandenburg Air Base was a key military airfield in northeastern Germany that served as an important operational base for the East German Air Force during the Cold War.
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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 (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airport
ⓘ
former military air base ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| formerName |
Altenburg Air Base
ⓘ
linked to:
Altenburg-Nobitz Air Base
Fliegerhorst Altenburg ⓘ
linked to:
Altenburg-Nobitz Air Base
|
| hasCategory |
Luftwaffe airfields in Germany
ⓘ
Soviet Air Force bases in East Germany ⓘ airports in Thuringia ⓘ former military air bases in Germany ⓘ |
| hasIATACode | AOC ⓘ |
| hasICAOCode | EDAC ⓘ |
| hasRunway | single main runway ⓘ |
| hasType | regional airport ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
German military airfield
ⓘ
Soviet fighter base ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Thuringia
ⓘ
district of Altenburger Land ⓘ
linked to:
Altenburger Land
|
| locatedNear |
Altenburg
ⓘ
Nobitz ⓘ |
| operator | civil operator of Altenburg-Nobitz Airport ⓘ |
| partOf | aviation infrastructure of Thuringia ⓘ |
| postColdWarChange | transferred to German civil authorities ⓘ |
| region | eastern Germany ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| servedCity | Altenburg ⓘ |
| status |
converted to civilian use
ⓘ
no longer a front-line military base ⓘ |
| timezone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| timezoneDST | Central European Summer Time ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Luftwaffe
ⓘ
Soviet Air Forces ⓘ Warsaw Pact ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor |
business aviation
ⓘ
charter flights ⓘ civil aviation ⓘ flight training ⓘ general aviation ⓘ gliding ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Altenburg-Nobitz Air Base Description of subject: Altenburg-Nobitz Air Base is a former military airfield in Thuringia, Germany, historically used by Warsaw Pact forces and later converted to civilian and general aviation use.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Altenburg-Nobitz Air Base
linked to: Altenburg-Nobitz Air Base