CFB Goose Bay
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CFB Goose Bay is a Canadian Forces air base in Labrador that serves as a key military aviation and training facility, historically used by multiple NATO allies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CFB Goose Bay canonical | 1 |
| CYYR Goose Bay | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8944963 — 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: CFB Goose Bay Context triple: [Goose Bay Airport, hasMilitaryBase, CFB Goose Bay]
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A.
Canadian Forces Base Kingston
Canadian Forces Base Kingston is a major Canadian Armed Forces installation in Ontario that serves as a key training, communications, and support hub for military operations.
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B.
Canadian Forces Base Halifax
Canadian Forces Base Halifax is a major Royal Canadian Navy installation in Nova Scotia that serves as the primary Atlantic fleet base and one of Canada’s largest military facilities.
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C.
Canadian Forces Base Borden
Canadian Forces Base Borden is a major Canadian Armed Forces training base in Ontario that serves as a primary center for military education and support operations.
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D.
Canadian Forces Base Trenton
Canadian Forces Base Trenton is a major Royal Canadian Air Force base in Ontario that serves as a key hub for air transport, search and rescue, and military operations.
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E.
CFB Petawawa
CFB Petawawa is a major Canadian Army base in Ontario that serves as a key hub for land forces training and operations.
- 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: CFB Goose Bay Target entity description: CFB Goose Bay is a Canadian Forces air base in Labrador that serves as a key military aviation and training facility, historically used by multiple NATO allies.
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A.
Canadian Forces Base Kingston
Canadian Forces Base Kingston is a major Canadian Armed Forces installation in Ontario that serves as a key training, communications, and support hub for military operations.
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B.
Canadian Forces Base Halifax
Canadian Forces Base Halifax is a major Royal Canadian Navy installation in Nova Scotia that serves as the primary Atlantic fleet base and one of Canada’s largest military facilities.
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C.
Canadian Forces Base Borden
Canadian Forces Base Borden is a major Canadian Armed Forces training base in Ontario that serves as a primary center for military education and support operations.
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D.
Canadian Forces Base Trenton
Canadian Forces Base Trenton is a major Royal Canadian Air Force base in Ontario that serves as a key hub for air transport, search and rescue, and military operations.
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E.
CFB Petawawa
CFB Petawawa is a major Canadian Army base in Ontario that serves as a key hub for land forces training and operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Canadian Forces base ⓘ |
| branch | Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| elevation | 160 feet ⓘ |
| garrison | 5 Wing Goose Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Department of National Defence (Canada) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCivilianComponent | Goose Bay Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
air traffic control tower
ⓘ
hardened aircraft shelters ⓘ maintenance hangars ⓘ military housing ⓘ |
| hasMission | support Canadian and allied air operations ⓘ |
| hasRunway |
08/26
ⓘ
16/34 ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
Cold War forward operating base
ⓘ
transatlantic ferry stop for military aircraft ⓘ |
| IATAcode | YYR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | CYYR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ |
| location | Happy Valley–Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
large low-level flying training area
ⓘ
long runways suitable for heavy aircraft ⓘ |
| opened | World War II era ⓘ |
| operator | Canadian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
NATO low-level flight training
ⓘ
aircrew training ⓘ military aviation ⓘ |
| region | eastern Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
forward operating location
ⓘ
training base for foreign air forces ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| serves |
Happy Valley–Goose Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Labrador region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesFacilitiesWith | civilian airport operations ⓘ |
| supports |
NORAD operations
ⓘ
search and rescue operations ⓘ |
| timezone | Atlantic Time Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
German Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ NATO allies NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Cold War
ⓘ
post–Cold War era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: CFB Goose Bay Description of subject: CFB Goose Bay is a Canadian Forces air base in Labrador that serves as a key military aviation and training facility, historically used by multiple NATO allies.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
CYYR Goose Bay