Gia Lam Air Base
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Gia Lam Air Base is a military airfield near Hanoi that has served as a key operational base and training facility for the Vietnam People’s Air Force.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gia Lam Air Base canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7081548 — 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: Gia Lam Air Base Context triple: [Vietnam People’s Air Force, garrison, Gia Lam Air Base]
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A.
Biên Hòa Air Base
Biên Hòa Air Base is a major former military airfield in southern Vietnam that served as a key operational hub for U.S. and South Vietnamese forces during the Vietnam War.
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B.
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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C.
Dien Bien Phu Airport
Dien Bien Phu Airport is a small regional airport in northwestern Vietnam that serves the city of Dien Bien Phu and connects it to major domestic destinations.
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D.
Dong Hoi Airport
Dong Hoi Airport is a regional airport in central Vietnam serving the city of Đồng Hới and providing access to Quảng Bình Province and nearby attractions such as Phong Nha–Kẻ Bàng National Park.
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E.
Meiktila Air Base
Meiktila Air Base is a major Myanmar Air Force installation in central Myanmar that serves as a key hub for air operations and military aviation activities.
- 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: Gia Lam Air Base Target entity description: Gia Lam Air Base is a military airfield near Hanoi that has served as a key operational base and training facility for the Vietnam People’s Air Force.
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A.
Biên Hòa Air Base
Biên Hòa Air Base is a major former military airfield in southern Vietnam that served as a key operational hub for U.S. and South Vietnamese forces during the Vietnam War.
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B.
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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C.
Dien Bien Phu Airport
Dien Bien Phu Airport is a small regional airport in northwestern Vietnam that serves the city of Dien Bien Phu and connects it to major domestic destinations.
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D.
Dong Hoi Airport
Dong Hoi Airport is a regional airport in central Vietnam serving the city of Đồng Hới and providing access to Quảng Bình Province and nearby attractions such as Phong Nha–Kẻ Bàng National Park.
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E.
Meiktila Air Base
Meiktila Air Base is a major Myanmar Air Force installation in central Myanmar that serves as a key hub for air operations and military aviation activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airfield
ⓘ
military air base ⓘ |
| cityServed | Hanoi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| formerlyKnownAs | Gia Lam Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
air transport operations
ⓘ
helicopter operations ⓘ pilot training ⓘ |
| hasIATACode | GLI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasICAOCode | VVGL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
control tower
ⓘ
hangars ⓘ maintenance facilities ⓘ training facilities ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryUser | Vietnam Ministry of National Defence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | secondary airport for Hanoi ⓘ |
| hasRunway | Runway 03/21 ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | concrete ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
French Air Force base
ⓘ
Japanese military airfield ⓘ United States military facility ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gia Lam District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hanoi ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Red River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyAirport | Noi Bai International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark |
Hanoi city center
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Long Bien Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Vietnam People’s Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Vietnam People’s Air Force base network ⓘ |
| region | Northern Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runwayLength | 2000–2400 metres (approximate) ⓘ |
| servedCity | Hanoi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
civil–military airport
ⓘ
operational base ⓘ training base ⓘ transport base ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Air France (historically)
NERFINISHED
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French colonial administration (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial Japanese Army Air Service (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ United States military (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam Airlines (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam People’s Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam People’s Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
First Indochina War
NERFINISHED
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Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
VIP and government flights (historically)
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domestic flights (historically) ⓘ international flights (historically) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gia Lam Air Base Description of subject: Gia Lam Air Base is a military airfield near Hanoi that has served as a key operational base and training facility for the Vietnam People’s Air Force.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.