Car Nicobar Air Force Base
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Car Nicobar Air Force Base is an Indian Air Force station located on Car Nicobar Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, serving both strategic military and limited civil aviation roles.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Car Nicobar Air Force Base canonical | 4 |
| Air Force Station Car Nicobar | 1 |
| Indian Air Force station Car Nicobar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1345497 — 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: Car Nicobar Air Force Base Context triple: [Car Nicobar, hasAirport, Car Nicobar Air Force Base]
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A.
Ambala Air Force Station
Ambala Air Force Station is a major Indian Air Force base in Haryana known for hosting frontline fighter aircraft and playing a key strategic role in India’s air defense.
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B.
Port Blair Airport
Port Blair Airport, officially known as Veer Savarkar International Airport, is the main airport serving the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India.
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C.
Gando Air Base
Gando Air Base is a key Spanish Air Force installation located on Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, serving both military operations and nearby civil aviation.
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D.
Ayodhya Cantt
Ayodhya Cantt is a major railway station serving the city of Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, India, connecting it to key destinations across the country.
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E.
Mina Salman Naval Base
Mina Salman Naval Base is a key naval installation in Bahrain that serves as a strategic hub for the Bahrain Defence Force and allied maritime operations in the Persian Gulf.
- 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: Car Nicobar Air Force Base Target entity description: Car Nicobar Air Force Base is an Indian Air Force station located on Car Nicobar Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, serving both strategic military and limited civil aviation roles.
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A.
Ambala Air Force Station
Ambala Air Force Station is a major Indian Air Force base in Haryana known for hosting frontline fighter aircraft and playing a key strategic role in India’s air defense.
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B.
Port Blair Airport
Port Blair Airport, officially known as Veer Savarkar International Airport, is the main airport serving the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India.
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C.
Gando Air Base
Gando Air Base is a key Spanish Air Force installation located on Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, serving both military operations and nearby civil aviation.
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D.
Ayodhya Cantt
Ayodhya Cantt is a major railway station serving the city of Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, India, connecting it to key destinations across the country.
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E.
Mina Salman Naval Base
Mina Salman Naval Base is a key naval installation in Bahrain that serves as a strategic hub for the Bahrain Defence Force and allied maritime operations in the Persian Gulf.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian Air Force station
ⓘ
military airbase ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Indian Armed Forces infrastructure ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| elevation |
16 feet
ⓘ
5 meters ⓘ |
| garrison | Indian Air Force personnel ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
accommodation for personnel
ⓘ
air traffic control tower ⓘ apron ⓘ fuel storage ⓘ hangars ⓘ navigation aids ⓘ radar installations ⓘ runway ⓘ |
| IATACode | CBD ⓘ |
| ICAOCode | VOCX ⓘ |
| location |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
ⓘ
Bay of Bengal ⓘ Car Nicobar Island ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Car Nicobar village clusters ⓘ |
| operator | Indian Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | Andaman and Nicobar Command ⓘ |
| region |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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surface form:
Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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| runBy |
Car Nicobar Air Force Base
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Air Force Station Car Nicobar
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| runwayCount | 1 ⓘ |
| runwayDesignation | 02/20 ⓘ |
| runwayLength |
2717 meters
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8914 feet ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
monitoring of Malacca Strait approaches
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security of Andaman and Nicobar Islands ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
forward operating base in eastern Indian Ocean
ⓘ
projection of Indian air power in Bay of Bengal ⓘ |
| supports |
Andaman and Nicobar Command
ⓘ
surface form:
tri-service Andaman and Nicobar Command
|
| timezone | IST ⓘ |
| usedBy |
helicopters
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maritime patrol aircraft ⓘ transport aircraft ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air defence
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disaster relief operations ⓘ limited civil aviation ⓘ logistics support ⓘ maritime surveillance ⓘ strategic military operations ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +05:30 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Car Nicobar Air Force Base Description of subject: Car Nicobar Air Force Base is an Indian Air Force station located on Car Nicobar Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, serving both strategic military and limited civil aviation roles.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Air Force Station Car Nicobar
this entity surface form:
Indian Air Force station Car Nicobar