Nairobi West Aerodrome
E371538
Nairobi West Aerodrome was the original name of what is now Wilson Airport, a key domestic and regional aviation hub in Nairobi, Kenya.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wilson Airport, Nairobi | 2 |
| Nairobi West Aerodrome canonical | 1 |
| Nairobi West Airfield | 1 |
| Nairobi West Airport | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3587044 — 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: Nairobi West Aerodrome Context triple: [Wilson Airport, formerName, Nairobi West Aerodrome]
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A.
Eldoret International Airport
Eldoret International Airport is a major airport in western Kenya serving the city of Eldoret and surrounding regions with domestic and limited international flights.
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B.
Kisumu International Airport
Kisumu International Airport is a major airport in western Kenya that serves the city of Kisumu and the Lake Victoria region with domestic and limited international flights.
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C.
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is Kenya’s largest and busiest airport, serving as the main international gateway to the country and a major hub for East Africa.
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D.
Kilimanjaro International Airport
Kilimanjaro International Airport is a major international gateway in northern Tanzania that serves the cities of Arusha and Moshi and provides access to Mount Kilimanjaro and nearby safari destinations.
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E.
Gombe Airport
Gombe Airport is a regional airport serving the city of Gombe and its surrounding areas in northeastern Nigeria.
- 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: Nairobi West Aerodrome Target entity description: Nairobi West Aerodrome was the original name of what is now Wilson Airport, a key domestic and regional aviation hub in Nairobi, Kenya.
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A.
Eldoret International Airport
Eldoret International Airport is a major airport in western Kenya serving the city of Eldoret and surrounding regions with domestic and limited international flights.
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B.
Kisumu International Airport
Kisumu International Airport is a major airport in western Kenya that serves the city of Kisumu and the Lake Victoria region with domestic and limited international flights.
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C.
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is Kenya’s largest and busiest airport, serving as the main international gateway to the country and a major hub for East Africa.
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D.
Kilimanjaro International Airport
Kilimanjaro International Airport is a major international gateway in northern Tanzania that serves the cities of Arusha and Moshi and provides access to Mount Kilimanjaro and nearby safari destinations.
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E.
Gombe Airport
Gombe Airport is a regional airport serving the city of Gombe and its surrounding areas in northeastern Nigeria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | airport ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nairobi West Aerodrome
ⓘ
surface form:
Nairobi West Airfield
Nairobi West Aerodrome ⓘ
surface form:
Nairobi West Airport
|
| cityServed | Nairobi ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Wilson Airport ⓘ |
| hasIataSuccessorCode | WIL ⓘ |
| hasIcaoSuccessorCode | HKNW ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface |
grass (historical)
ⓘ
unpaved (historical) ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Wilson Airport ⓘ |
| hasSuccessorFunction |
key domestic aviation hub
ⓘ
regional aviation hub ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
early civil aviation in Nairobi
ⓘ
early domestic air transport in Kenya ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British East Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
British Kenya (historical)
Nairobi ⓘ Nairobi County ⓘ Nairobi County ⓘ
surface form:
Nairobi Province (former)
Nairobi West ⓘ Nairobi West ⓘ
surface form:
Nairobi West area
Nairobi West ⓘ
surface form:
Nairobi West suburb
Nairobi Metropolitan Region ⓘ
surface form:
Nairobi metropolitan area
|
| locatedNear |
Karen
ⓘ
Langata ⓘ Central Business District of Nairobi ⓘ
surface form:
Nairobi CBD
Nairobi National Park ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Langata Road
ⓘ
surface form:
Langata Road (area)
|
| namedAfter |
Nairobi West
ⓘ
surface form:
Nairobi West area
|
| operatedAs |
civil aerodrome
ⓘ
public aerodrome ⓘ |
| partOf | civil aviation infrastructure of Kenya ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | modern Wilson Airport facilities ⓘ |
| regionServed |
East Africa
ⓘ
Kenya ⓘ |
| status |
historical name
ⓘ
renamed ⓘ |
| transitionedTo | Wilson Airport ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bush flying operations
ⓘ
charter flights ⓘ domestic flights ⓘ general aviation ⓘ light aircraft operations ⓘ regional flights ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nairobi West Aerodrome Description of subject: Nairobi West Aerodrome was the original name of what is now Wilson Airport, a key domestic and regional aviation hub in Nairobi, Kenya.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wilson Airport, Nairobi
this entity surface form:
Wilson Airport, Nairobi
this entity surface form:
Nairobi West Airfield
this entity surface form:
Nairobi West Airport