Wheeler Army Airfield
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Wheeler Army Airfield is a U.S. Army airfield on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, historically significant for its role in the defense of Pearl Harbor and ongoing military aviation operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wheeler Army Airfield canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2601658 — 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: Wheeler Army Airfield Context triple: [Schofield Barracks, locatedNear, Wheeler Army Airfield]
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Libby Army Airfield
Libby Army Airfield is a U.S. Army airfield located at Fort Huachuca in southeastern Arizona, supporting military aviation operations, training, and testing activities.
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Davison Army Airfield
Davison Army Airfield is a U.S. Army aviation facility in Virginia that supports military helicopter and fixed-wing operations for the National Capital Region.
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C.
Pope Army Airfield
Pope Army Airfield is a U.S. military airfield in North Carolina that supports airborne and special operations units and is closely associated with Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg).
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Campbell Army Airfield
Campbell Army Airfield is a U.S. Army aviation facility located at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, supporting helicopter and other military air operations for the installation.
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Beale Air Force Base
Beale Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in California known for hosting high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance 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: Wheeler Army Airfield Target entity description: Wheeler Army Airfield is a U.S. Army airfield on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, historically significant for its role in the defense of Pearl Harbor and ongoing military aviation operations.
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A.
Libby Army Airfield
Libby Army Airfield is a U.S. Army airfield located at Fort Huachuca in southeastern Arizona, supporting military aviation operations, training, and testing activities.
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B.
Davison Army Airfield
Davison Army Airfield is a U.S. Army aviation facility in Virginia that supports military helicopter and fixed-wing operations for the National Capital Region.
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C.
Pope Army Airfield
Pope Army Airfield is a U.S. military airfield in North Carolina that supports airborne and special operations units and is closely associated with Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg).
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D.
Campbell Army Airfield
Campbell Army Airfield is a U.S. Army aviation facility located at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, supporting helicopter and other military air operations for the installation.
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E.
Beale Air Force Base
Beale Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in California known for hosting high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army installation
ⓘ
military airfield ⓘ |
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentFunction |
support of Indo-Pacific Command activities
ⓘ
support of U.S. Army Pacific operations ⓘ |
| dateOfSignificantEvent | 1941-12-07 ⓘ |
| eraOfConstruction | interwar period ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs | Wheeler Field ⓘ |
| garrison |
25th Combat Aviation Brigade
ⓘ
25th Infantry Division ⓘ
surface form:
25th Infantry Division (United States)
U.S. Army aviation units in Hawaii ⓘ |
| hasFaaLocationIdentifier | HHI ⓘ |
| hasIcaoCode | PHHI ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryUnitType |
combat aviation brigade
ⓘ
helicopter battalion ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| hasRunwayUse | military only ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Hawaii ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Hawaii–Aleutian Standard Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Pearl Harbor
ⓘ
Schofield Barracks ⓘ |
| locatedOnIsland | Oahu ⓘ |
| location |
Honolulu County
ⓘ
surface form:
Honolulu County, Hawaii
Oahu ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Major Sheldon H. Wheeler ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early morning attack during Pearl Harbor raid
ⓘ
historic hangars and flight line ⓘ |
| opened | 1920 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Army ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States Department of the Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pearl Harbor Naval Base infrastructure
ⓘ
surface form:
Pearl Harbor defense network
U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Garrison Hawaii
Wheeler–Schofield joint base area ⓘ |
| roleDuringConflict |
air defense of Pearl Harbor
ⓘ
base for U.S. Army Air Corps fighters ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
attack on Pearl Harbor
ⓘ
surface form:
Attack on Pearl Harbor
|
| state | Hawaii ⓘ |
| use |
fixed-wing aircraft operations
ⓘ
helicopter operations ⓘ military aviation ⓘ support for Schofield Barracks ⓘ training ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wheeler Army Airfield Description of subject: Wheeler Army Airfield is a U.S. Army airfield on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, historically significant for its role in the defense of Pearl Harbor and ongoing military aviation operations.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.