Maiduguri International Airport
E321861
Maiduguri International Airport is a major airport in northeastern Nigeria that serves the city of Maiduguri and connects the region to domestic and limited international destinations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maiduguri International Airport canonical | 2 |
| NAF Base Maiduguri | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3053863 — 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: Maiduguri International Airport Context triple: [Maiduguri, hasAirport, Maiduguri International Airport]
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A.
Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport
Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport is a major international airport in northern Nigeria serving the city of Kano and surrounding regions.
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B.
Murtala Muhammed International Airport
Murtala Muhammed International Airport is the main international gateway to Nigeria and one of Africa’s busiest airports, serving the city of Lagos.
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C.
Yakubu Gowon Airport
Yakubu Gowon Airport is a domestic airport serving the city of Jos in Plateau State, Nigeria, named after former Nigerian Head of State General Yakubu Gowon.
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D.
Akanu Ibiam International Airport
Akanu Ibiam International Airport is a major airport serving Enugu and the surrounding region in southeastern Nigeria, handling both domestic and international flights.
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E.
Khartoum International Airport
Khartoum International Airport is the main international gateway and busiest airport serving Sudan’s capital city, Khartoum.
- 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: Maiduguri International Airport Target entity description: Maiduguri International Airport is a major airport in northeastern Nigeria that serves the city of Maiduguri and connects the region to domestic and limited international destinations.
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A.
Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport
Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport is a major international airport in northern Nigeria serving the city of Kano and surrounding regions.
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B.
Murtala Muhammed International Airport
Murtala Muhammed International Airport is the main international gateway to Nigeria and one of Africa’s busiest airports, serving the city of Lagos.
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C.
Yakubu Gowon Airport
Yakubu Gowon Airport is a domestic airport serving the city of Jos in Plateau State, Nigeria, named after former Nigerian Head of State General Yakubu Gowon.
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D.
Akanu Ibiam International Airport
Akanu Ibiam International Airport is a major airport serving Enugu and the surrounding region in southeastern Nigeria, handling both domestic and international flights.
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E.
Khartoum International Airport
Khartoum International Airport is the main international gateway and busiest airport serving Sudan’s capital city, Khartoum.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airport
ⓘ
international airport ⓘ |
| airportType | public ⓘ |
| cityServed | Maiduguri ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
domestic destinations in Nigeria
ⓘ
limited international destinations ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
apron
ⓘ
runway ⓘ taxiways ⓘ |
| hasRunway | Runway 05/23 ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| hasTerminal | passenger terminal ⓘ |
| hasUse |
cargo flights
ⓘ
civil aviation ⓘ commercial passenger flights ⓘ |
| IATAcode | MIU ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | DNMA ⓘ |
| isMajorAirportFor | northeastern Nigeria ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Borno State
ⓘ
Maiduguri ⓘ northeastern Nigeria ⓘ |
| near |
Maiduguri
ⓘ
surface form:
Maiduguri urban area
|
| operator | Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria ⓘ |
| runwayDesignation | 05/23 ⓘ |
| runwayLength |
approximately 3000 metres
ⓘ
approximately 9840 feet ⓘ |
| runwayOrientation | northeast–southwest ⓘ |
| serves | Maiduguri ⓘ |
| servesAs | gateway to Borno State ⓘ |
| servesDomesticFlights | true ⓘ |
| servesInternationalFlights | true ⓘ |
| servesRegion | northeastern Nigeria ⓘ |
| timezone |
West Africa Time (WAT)
ⓘ
surface form:
West Africa Time
|
| UTCoffset | +1 ⓘ |
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: Maiduguri International Airport Description of subject: Maiduguri International Airport is a major airport in northeastern Nigeria that serves the city of Maiduguri and connects the region to domestic and limited international destinations.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
NAF Base Maiduguri