King Shaka International Airport
E103927
King Shaka International Airport is the main international airport serving the Durban area in South Africa, handling both domestic and international flights.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King Shaka International Airport canonical | 9 |
| Durban International Airport | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T874532 — 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: King Shaka International Airport Context triple: [Durban, hasAirport, King Shaka International Airport]
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A.
O. R. Tambo International Airport
O. R. Tambo International Airport is South Africa’s largest and busiest airport, serving as the primary international gateway to Johannesburg and the country.
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B.
Lanseria International Airport
Lanseria International Airport is a privately owned international airport serving the Johannesburg–Pretoria region in South Africa’s Gauteng province, handling domestic and regional flights as an alternative to O. R. Tambo International Airport.
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C.
Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport
Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport is the main international airport serving Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, named in honor of nationalist leader Joshua Nkomo.
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D.
Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport is the main international gateway to Zimbabwe, serving as the primary airport for the capital city, Harare.
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E.
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport is the main international gateway to Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, handling both domestic and international 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: King Shaka International Airport Target entity description: King Shaka International Airport is the main international airport serving the Durban area in South Africa, handling both domestic and international flights.
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A.
O. R. Tambo International Airport
O. R. Tambo International Airport is South Africa’s largest and busiest airport, serving as the primary international gateway to Johannesburg and the country.
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B.
Lanseria International Airport
Lanseria International Airport is a privately owned international airport serving the Johannesburg–Pretoria region in South Africa’s Gauteng province, handling domestic and regional flights as an alternative to O. R. Tambo International Airport.
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C.
Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport
Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport is the main international airport serving Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, named in honor of nationalist leader Joshua Nkomo.
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D.
Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport is the main international gateway to Zimbabwe, serving as the primary airport for the capital city, Harare.
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E.
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport is the main international gateway to Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, handling both domestic and international flights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial airport
ⓘ
international airport ⓘ |
| cityServed | Durban ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| distanceFromCityCentre | approximately 35 km north of central Durban ⓘ |
| handles |
domestic flights
ⓘ
international flights ⓘ |
| hasCargoFacilities | yes ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Airports in KwaZulu-Natal
ⓘ
International airports in South Africa ⓘ |
| hasPassengerTerminal | main passenger terminal ⓘ |
| hubFor |
CemAir
ⓘ
FlySafair ⓘ |
| IATAcode | DUR ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | FALE ⓘ |
| locatedIn | KwaZulu-Natal ⓘ |
| locatedNear | La Mercy ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
King Shaka Zulu
ⓘ
surface form:
Shaka Zulu
|
| namedForTitle |
King Shaka Zulu
ⓘ
surface form:
King of the Zulu Kingdom
|
| opened | 2010-05-01 ⓘ |
| operator | Airports Company South Africa ⓘ |
| replaced | Durban International Airport ⓘ |
| runwayCount | 1 ⓘ |
| runwayDesignation | 06/24 ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| serves | Durban ⓘ |
| servesCountry | South Africa ⓘ |
| servesRegion |
Durban
ⓘ
surface form:
Durban metropolitan area
|
| timeZone | SAST ⓘ |
| UTCoffset | +02:00 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: King Shaka International Airport Description of subject: King Shaka International Airport is the main international airport serving the Durban area in South Africa, handling both domestic and international flights.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Durban International Airport