Runway 2 of Manchester Airport
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Runway 2 of Manchester Airport is a major secondary runway that supports increased flight capacity and operational flexibility at one of the UK’s busiest airports.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Runway 2 of Manchester Airport canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2871143 — 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: Runway 2 of Manchester Airport Context triple: [River Bollin, crossesUnder, Runway 2 of Manchester Airport]
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A.
Runway 22
Runway 22 is the runway end aligned approximately with a 220-degree magnetic heading, commonly used for aircraft takeoffs and landings in that direction.
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B.
Runway 21
Runway 21 is one of the primary landing and takeoff runways serving Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport in Kansas City, Missouri.
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C.
Runway 11L/29R
Runway 11L/29R is a primary paved runway used for aircraft takeoffs and landings at Fresno Yosemite International Airport in Fresno, California.
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D.
Runway 11L/29R
Runway 11L/29R is one of the primary paved runways at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India, used for handling high volumes of domestic and international air traffic.
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E.
Runway 19
Runway 19 is one of the primary landing and takeoff runways serving Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport in Kansas City, Missouri.
- 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: Runway 2 of Manchester Airport Target entity description: Runway 2 of Manchester Airport is a major secondary runway that supports increased flight capacity and operational flexibility at one of the UK’s busiest airports.
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A.
Runway 22
Runway 22 is the runway end aligned approximately with a 220-degree magnetic heading, commonly used for aircraft takeoffs and landings in that direction.
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B.
Runway 21
Runway 21 is one of the primary landing and takeoff runways serving Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport in Kansas City, Missouri.
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C.
Runway 11L/29R
Runway 11L/29R is one of the primary paved runways at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India, used for handling high volumes of domestic and international air traffic.
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D.
Runway 11L/29R
Runway 11L/29R is a primary paved runway used for aircraft takeoffs and landings at Fresno Yosemite International Airport in Fresno, California.
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E.
Runway 19
Runway 19 is one of the primary landing and takeoff runways serving Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport in Kansas City, Missouri.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airport runway
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infrastructure facility ⓘ |
| builtFor | increasing Manchester Airport capacity ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 1990s ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| elevationApprox | 78 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| environmentalMitigation | operational restrictions to reduce noise ⓘ |
| hasLighting |
approach lighting
ⓘ
runway centreline lighting ⓘ runway edge lighting ⓘ |
| hasNavigationAid |
ILS on runway end 05R
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ILS on runway end 23L ⓘ |
| hasRestriction |
limited night-time use
ⓘ
noise abatement procedures ⓘ |
| IATAAirportCodeOfParent | MAN ⓘ |
| length |
10000 feet
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3048 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Greater Manchester ⓘ Ringway, Manchester ⓘ |
| opened | 2001 ⓘ |
| operator |
Manchester Airports Group
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surface form:
Manchester Airport plc
|
| orientation | roughly northeast–southwest ⓘ |
| ownerOfParentAirport | Manchester Airports Group ⓘ |
| parallelTo | Runway 1 of Manchester Airport ⓘ |
| parentRunwayDesignation | 05L/23R ⓘ |
| partOf | Manchester Airport ⓘ |
| role |
capacity enhancement runway
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operational flexibility runway ⓘ secondary runway ⓘ |
| runwayDesignation | 05R/23L ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
instrument approach procedures
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runway end safety areas ⓘ |
| servesCity | Manchester ⓘ |
| servesRegion | North West England ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| supports |
increased flight capacity at Manchester Airport
ⓘ
parallel runway operations at Manchester Airport ⓘ |
| surfaceType | asphalt ⓘ |
| usedBy |
cargo operators
ⓘ
charter airlines ⓘ scheduled airlines ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cargo flights
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commercial passenger flights ⓘ diversion operations ⓘ |
| width | 45 metres ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Runway 2 of Manchester Airport Description of subject: Runway 2 of Manchester Airport is a major secondary runway that supports increased flight capacity and operational flexibility at one of the UK’s busiest airports.
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