Cape Town International Airport
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Cape Town International Airport is the primary international gateway to Cape Town and one of South Africa’s busiest and most important airports for tourism and commerce.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cape Town International Airport canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1157300 — 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: Cape Town International Airport Context triple: [Cape Town, hasAirport, Cape Town 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.
Bram Fischer International Airport
Bram Fischer International Airport is the primary airport serving Bloemfontein and the surrounding Free State region in South Africa.
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C.
King Shaka International Airport
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Cape Town International Airport Target entity description: Cape Town International Airport is the primary international gateway to Cape Town and one of South Africa’s busiest and most important airports for tourism and commerce.
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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.
Bram Fischer International Airport
Bram Fischer International Airport is the primary airport serving Bloemfontein and the surrounding Free State region in South Africa.
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C.
King Shaka International Airport
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international airport
ⓘ
public airport ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Amsterdam
ⓘ
Doha ⓘ Dubai ⓘ Durban ⓘ Frankfurt am Main ⓘ
surface form:
Frankfurt
Johannesburg, South Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Johannesburg
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Singapore ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| distanceFromCityCentre | approximately 20 km east of Cape Town city centre ⓘ |
| formerName | DF Malan Airport ⓘ |
| hasCargoTerminal | cargo facilities ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
air traffic control tower
ⓘ
airport hotels nearby ⓘ car rental facilities ⓘ duty-free shops ⓘ parking garages ⓘ restaurants and cafes ⓘ |
| hasHubAirline |
Airlink
ⓘ
CemAir ⓘ FlySafair ⓘ South African Airways ⓘ |
| hasPassengerTerminal |
central terminal building
ⓘ
domestic terminal ⓘ international terminal ⓘ |
| hasRunway | Runway 01-19 ⓘ |
| IATAcode | CPT ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | FACT ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality
Western Cape ⓘ |
| opened | 1954 ⓘ |
| operator | Airports Company South Africa ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Airports Company South Africa ⓘ |
| role |
gateway for international tourism to Cape Town
ⓘ
key node in South Africa’s air transport network ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| servesAs | primary international gateway to Cape Town ⓘ |
| servesCity | Cape Town ⓘ |
| servesRegion |
Cape Town
ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Town metropolitan area
Western Cape ⓘ
surface form:
Western Cape Province
|
| significance |
major hub for commerce
ⓘ
major hub for tourism ⓘ one of South Africa’s busiest airports ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central Africa Time
ⓘ
surface form:
South African Standard Time
|
| UTCoffset | +02:00 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cape Town International Airport Description of subject: Cape Town International Airport is the primary international gateway to Cape Town and one of South Africa’s busiest and most important airports for tourism and commerce.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.