Hualien Air Base
E343796
Hualien Air Base is a major military airfield on Taiwan’s east coast that serves as a key operational hub for the Republic of China Air Force.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hualien Air Base canonical | 1 |
| Hualien Air Force Base | 1 |
| Hualien Military Air Base | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3219024 — 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: Hualien Air Base Context triple: [Republic of China Air Force, garrison, Hualien Air Base]
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A.
Chiayi Air Base
Chiayi Air Base is a major military airfield in Chiayi, Taiwan, serving as an important operational hub for the Republic of China Air Force.
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B.
Hsinchu Air Base
Hsinchu Air Base is a major military airfield in Hsinchu, Taiwan, serving as an important operational hub for the Republic of China Air Force.
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C.
Penghu Airport
Penghu Airport is a regional airport in Taiwan serving the Penghu (Pescadores) archipelago with domestic flights and acting as its main air transportation hub.
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D.
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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E.
Kinmen Airport
Kinmen Airport is a regional airport in Kinmen, Taiwan, serving as the main air gateway connecting the outlying islands with major cities on the Taiwanese mainland.
- 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: Hualien Air Base Target entity description: Hualien Air Base is a major military airfield on Taiwan’s east coast that serves as a key operational hub for the Republic of China Air Force.
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A.
Chiayi Air Base
Chiayi Air Base is a major military airfield in Chiayi, Taiwan, serving as an important operational hub for the Republic of China Air Force.
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B.
Hsinchu Air Base
Hsinchu Air Base is a major military airfield in Hsinchu, Taiwan, serving as an important operational hub for the Republic of China Air Force.
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C.
Penghu Airport
Penghu Airport is a regional airport in Taiwan serving the Penghu (Pescadores) archipelago with domestic flights and acting as its main air transportation hub.
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D.
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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E.
Kinmen Airport
Kinmen Airport is a regional airport in Kinmen, Taiwan, serving as the main air gateway connecting the outlying islands with major cities on the Taiwanese mainland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air force base
ⓘ
military air base ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hualien Air Base
ⓘ
surface form:
Hualien Air Force Base
Hualien Air Base ⓘ
surface form:
Hualien Military Air Base
|
| basedUnit |
5th Tactical Composite Wing
ⓘ
ROCAF fighter squadrons ⓘ |
| coLocatedWith | civilian airport facilities ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Republic of China Air Force ⓘ |
| country | Republic of China ⓘ |
| garrison |
Republic of China Air Force
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of China Air Force 5th Tactical Composite Wing
|
| hasElevation |
about 16 meters
ⓘ
about 52 feet ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
support of air patrol missions
ⓘ
support of air superiority missions ⓘ support of training sorties ⓘ |
| hasIATAcode | HUN ⓘ |
| hasICAOcode | RCYU ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
fuel storage facilities
ⓘ
hardened aircraft shelters ⓘ maintenance facilities ⓘ munitions storage facilities ⓘ |
| hasRole |
frontline air base
ⓘ
strategic dispersal base ⓘ |
| hasRunway | 03/21 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hualien County
ⓘ
Taiwan, Province of China ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwan
|
| locatedOn | east coast of Taiwan ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Hualien City ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Republic of China Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
Taiwan air defense network
ⓘ
surface form:
air defense network of Taiwan
|
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| servesAs | key operational hub for Republic of China Air Force ⓘ |
| sharesFacilitiesWith | Hualien Airport ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
protects eastern approaches to Taiwan
ⓘ
supports air operations over western Pacific ⓘ |
| timezone | UTC+8 ⓘ |
| usedBy | military aircraft ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air defense
ⓘ
fighter operations ⓘ training ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hualien Air Base Description of subject: Hualien Air Base is a major military airfield on Taiwan’s east coast that serves as a key operational hub for the Republic of China Air Force.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hualien Air Force Base
this entity surface form:
Hualien Military Air Base