former Châteauroux-Déols Air Base
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The former Châteauroux-Déols Air Base is a decommissioned military airfield near Châteauroux in central France that once served as a significant NATO and U.S. Air Force installation during the Cold War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| former Châteauroux-Déols Air Base canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2123811 — 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: former Châteauroux-Déols Air Base Context triple: [Châteauroux, hasNotableFacility, former Châteauroux-Déols Air Base]
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A.
Florennes Air Base
Florennes Air Base is a major Belgian military airfield in Wallonia that serves as one of the country’s principal fighter bases and hosts NATO operations.
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B.
Beauvechain Air Base
Beauvechain Air Base is a major Belgian military airfield that serves as one of the primary operational and training bases of the Belgian Air Force.
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C.
Celle Air Base
Celle Air Base is a German military airfield that served as one of the key departure points for Allied aircraft during the Berlin Airlift.
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D.
Châlons Vatry Airport
Châlons Vatry Airport is a regional French airport in the Champagne region that serves as a secondary facility within the broader Paris airport system, handling both cargo and low-cost passenger flights.
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E.
Beauvais–Tillé Airport
Beauvais–Tillé Airport is a secondary international airport serving the Paris region, known primarily as a hub for low-cost carriers and budget flights.
- 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: former Châteauroux-Déols Air Base Target entity description: The former Châteauroux-Déols Air Base is a decommissioned military airfield near Châteauroux in central France that once served as a significant NATO and U.S. Air Force installation during the Cold War.
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A.
Florennes Air Base
Florennes Air Base is a major Belgian military airfield in Wallonia that serves as one of the country’s principal fighter bases and hosts NATO operations.
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B.
Beauvechain Air Base
Beauvechain Air Base is a major Belgian military airfield that serves as one of the primary operational and training bases of the Belgian Air Force.
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C.
Celle Air Base
Celle Air Base is a German military airfield that served as one of the key departure points for Allied aircraft during the Berlin Airlift.
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D.
Châlons Vatry Airport
Châlons Vatry Airport is a regional French airport in the Champagne region that serves as a secondary facility within the broader Paris airport system, handling both cargo and low-cost passenger flights.
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E.
Beauvais–Tillé Airport
Beauvais–Tillé Airport is a secondary international airport serving the Paris region, known primarily as a hub for low-cost carriers and budget flights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former NATO air base
ⓘ
former United States Air Force base ⓘ military air base ⓘ |
| alliance | NATO ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" Airport
ⓘ
surface form:
Aéroport de Châteauroux-Centre
Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" Airport ⓘ
surface form:
Châteauroux-Déols Airport
|
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Ministry of the Armed Forces of France
ⓘ
surface form:
French Air Ministry
United States Air Force ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse | civil aviation and industrial activities ⓘ |
| distanceFromParis | approximately 250 km south of Paris ⓘ |
| formerName | Châteauroux Air Depot ⓘ |
| garrison | USAF logistics and support units ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | inland airfield ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | paved ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Cold War
ⓘ
surface form:
Cold War era
|
| IATACode | CHR ⓘ |
| ICAOCode | LFLX ⓘ |
| infrastructure |
large hangars
ⓘ
maintenance facilities ⓘ military housing areas ⓘ storage depots ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Châteauroux
ⓘ
Déols ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Centre-Val de Loire
ⓘ
Indre department ⓘ central France ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Châteauroux ⓘ |
| nearbyTown | Déols ⓘ |
| notableRole | major USAF logistics base in France during the Cold War ⓘ |
| ownership |
Government of France
ⓘ
surface form:
French government
|
| partOf | NATO air base network in France ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
logistics support
ⓘ
maintenance and supply hub ⓘ |
| runwayCount | 1 main runway ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Central European Summer Time ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NATO
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States Air Force ⓘ United States Air Forces in Europe ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Cold War ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aircraft maintenance
ⓘ
logistics storage ⓘ supply distribution ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: former Châteauroux-Déols Air Base Description of subject: The former Châteauroux-Déols Air Base is a decommissioned military airfield near Châteauroux in central France that once served as a significant NATO and U.S. Air Force installation during the Cold War.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.