Yasser Arafat International Airport (defunct, south of city)
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Yasser Arafat International Airport was the Palestinian Authority’s first international airport in the Gaza Strip, opened in 1998 and later rendered inoperable after being severely damaged during the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yasser Arafat International Airport (defunct) | 1 |
| Yasser Arafat International Airport (defunct, south of city) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1899695 — 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: Yasser Arafat International Airport (defunct, south of city) Context triple: [Gaza City, hasAirport, Yasser Arafat International Airport (defunct, south of city)]
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A.
Haifa Airport
Haifa Airport is a small international airport in northern Israel serving domestic flights and limited regional routes for the city of Haifa.
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B.
Orly Airport
Orly Airport is a major international airport serving Paris, France, located south of the city and handling a large share of its domestic and European flights.
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C.
Sde Dov Airport (historical)
Sde Dov Airport was a former domestic and military airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, that served as one of the country’s main internal aviation hubs before its closure and redevelopment.
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D.
Damascus International Airport
Damascus International Airport is the main international gateway serving Syria’s capital, handling the majority of the country’s international air traffic.
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E.
Ben-Gurion Airport
Ben-Gurion Airport is Israel’s main international airport, located near Tel Aviv and serving as the country’s primary gateway for global air travel.
- 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: Yasser Arafat International Airport (defunct, south of city) Target entity description: Yasser Arafat International Airport was the Palestinian Authority’s first international airport in the Gaza Strip, opened in 1998 and later rendered inoperable after being severely damaged during the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
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A.
Haifa Airport
Haifa Airport is a small international airport in northern Israel serving domestic flights and limited regional routes for the city of Haifa.
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B.
Orly Airport
Orly Airport is a major international airport serving Paris, France, located south of the city and handling a large share of its domestic and European flights.
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C.
Sde Dov Airport (historical)
Sde Dov Airport was a former domestic and military airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, that served as one of the country’s main internal aviation hubs before its closure and redevelopment.
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D.
Damascus International Airport
Damascus International Airport is the main international gateway serving Syria’s capital, handling the majority of the country’s international air traffic.
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E.
Ben-Gurion Airport
Ben-Gurion Airport is Israel’s main international airport, located near Tel Aviv and serving as the country’s primary gateway for global air travel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct airport
ⓘ
international airport ⓘ |
| closureReason | damage during Israeli–Palestinian conflict ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | State of Palestine ⓘ |
| currentUse | abandoned infrastructure ⓘ |
| damageType |
control tower destroyed
ⓘ
radar facilities destroyed ⓘ runway destroyed ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | Israel Defense Forces ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 280 feet
ⓘ
approximately 85 meters ⓘ |
| formerName | Gaza International Airport ⓘ |
| function | civilian airport ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOnSignage |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| hasRunway | one main runway ⓘ |
| hasTerminal | one passenger terminal ⓘ |
| IATAcode | GZA ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | LVGZ ⓘ |
| inauguratedBy |
Hosni Mubarak
ⓘ
Yasser Arafat ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gaza Strip
ⓘ
Rafah Governorate ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Rafah ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Gaza City ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Yasser Arafat ⓘ |
| notableFeature | symbol of Palestinian self-governance ⓘ |
| opened | 1998 ⓘ |
| operator | Palestinian Authority ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Arab–Israeli conflict
ⓘ
surface form:
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
|
| primaryUse | passenger flights ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| runwayLength |
approximately 10,092 feet
ⓘ
approximately 3,076 meters ⓘ |
| runwayOrientation | 08/26 ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| servedCity | Gaza City ⓘ |
| servedRegion | Gaza Strip ⓘ |
| significance | first international airport operated by Palestinian Authority ⓘ |
| status |
closed to air traffic
ⓘ
inoperable ⓘ |
| summerTimezone | UTC+03:00 ⓘ |
| timezone | UTC+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: Yasser Arafat International Airport (defunct, south of city) Description of subject: Yasser Arafat International Airport was the Palestinian Authority’s first international airport in the Gaza Strip, opened in 1998 and later rendered inoperable after being severely damaged during the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yasser Arafat International Airport (defunct)