Stapleton Airfield
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Stapleton Airfield was the original name of Denver’s former primary airport, which operated for much of the 20th century before being replaced by Denver International Airport.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stapleton Airfield canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10996275 — 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: Stapleton Airfield Context triple: [Stapleton International Airport, formerName, Stapleton Airfield]
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A.
Robertsfield Airport
Robertsfield Airport is the main international airport of Liberia, serving the capital Monrovia and functioning as the country’s primary gateway for international air travel.
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B.
Finningley Airport
Finningley Airport, now known as Doncaster Sheffield Airport, was a former Royal Air Force station in South Yorkshire, England that later operated as a civilian international airport.
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C.
Croydon Airport
Croydon Airport was one of the United Kingdom’s earliest major international airports and a key hub for civil aviation between the World Wars.
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D.
Elmdon Airport
Elmdon Airport was the original name of what is now Birmingham Airport, a major international airport serving Birmingham and the West Midlands in England.
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E.
Wainwright Airport
Wainwright Airport is a public airport serving the community of Wainwright in northern Alaska, providing vital air transport links for passengers, cargo, and essential services.
- 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: Stapleton Airfield Target entity description: Stapleton Airfield was the original name of Denver’s former primary airport, which operated for much of the 20th century before being replaced by Denver International Airport.
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A.
Robertsfield Airport
Robertsfield Airport is the main international airport of Liberia, serving the capital Monrovia and functioning as the country’s primary gateway for international air travel.
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B.
Finningley Airport
Finningley Airport, now known as Doncaster Sheffield Airport, was a former Royal Air Force station in South Yorkshire, England that later operated as a civilian international airport.
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C.
Croydon Airport
Croydon Airport was one of the United Kingdom’s earliest major international airports and a key hub for civil aviation between the World Wars.
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D.
Elmdon Airport
Elmdon Airport was the original name of what is now Birmingham Airport, a major international airport serving Birmingham and the West Midlands in England.
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E.
Wainwright Airport
Wainwright Airport is a public airport serving the community of Wainwright in northern Alaska, providing vital air transport links for passengers, cargo, and essential services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airport
ⓘ
defunct airport ⓘ |
| category |
Airports established in 1929
ⓘ
Buildings and structures in Denver ⓘ Defunct airports in Colorado ⓘ Transportation buildings and structures in Denver ⓘ |
| closed | 1995 ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elevation |
1,654 meters
ⓘ
5,428 feet ⓘ |
| formerName |
Denver Municipal Airport
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Denver Municipal Airport No. 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Stapleton International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadRole | hub airport for several airlines ⓘ |
| hadRunways | multiple paved runways ⓘ |
| hadRunwaySurface |
asphalt
ⓘ
concrete ⓘ |
| hadTerminalType | passenger terminal ⓘ |
| hasIATACode | DEN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasICAOCode | KDEN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Denver International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFormerPrimaryAirportOf | Denver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Adams County, Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado ⓘ Denver NERFINISHED ⓘ Denver metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Benjamin F. Stapleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being replaced by Denver International Airport ⓘ |
| opened | 1929 ⓘ |
| operatedAsPrimaryAirportFor | Denver GENERATED ⓘ |
| operatedDuringCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| operator | City and County of Denver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
civil aviation infrastructure of Denver
ⓘ
transportation in Denver ⓘ |
| postClosureRedevelopedAs |
Stapleton neighborhood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
commercial area ⓘ residential area ⓘ |
| renamed |
Stapleton Airfield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stapleton International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Denver International Airport
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Denver International Airport, opened 1995 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedCity | Denver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Mountain Time Zone ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial aviation
ⓘ
general aviation ⓘ military operations ⓘ |
| wasMajorAirportFor | Rocky Mountain region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stapleton Airfield Description of subject: Stapleton Airfield was the original name of Denver’s former primary airport, which operated for much of the 20th century before being replaced by Denver International Airport.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.