Upington International Airport
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Upington International Airport is a South African airport in the Northern Cape known for its exceptionally long runway and role in regional and cargo aviation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Upington International Airport canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11258282 — 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: Upington International Airport Context triple: [Airports Company South Africa, owns, Upington International Airport]
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A.
Fort Albany Airport
Fort Albany Airport is a small regional airport in northern Ontario, Canada, providing vital air transportation and access for the remote Fort Albany First Nation community.
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B.
Marsh Harbour Airport
Marsh Harbour Airport is a regional airport serving the town of Marsh Harbour and the surrounding Abaco Islands in the Bahamas, providing domestic and limited international flights.
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C.
Bauerfield International Airport
Bauerfield International Airport is the main international gateway to Vanuatu, serving the capital city of Port Vila on the island of Efate.
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D.
Downtown Island Airport
Downtown Island Airport is a small general aviation airport serving the Knoxville, Tennessee area, primarily accommodating private and recreational aircraft.
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E.
Jolly Grant Airport
Jolly Grant Airport is a domestic airport serving the city of Dehradun and the surrounding region in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
- 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: Upington International Airport Target entity description: Upington International Airport is a South African airport in the Northern Cape known for its exceptionally long runway and role in regional and cargo aviation.
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A.
Fort Albany Airport
Fort Albany Airport is a small regional airport in northern Ontario, Canada, providing vital air transportation and access for the remote Fort Albany First Nation community.
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B.
Marsh Harbour Airport
Marsh Harbour Airport is a regional airport serving the town of Marsh Harbour and the surrounding Abaco Islands in the Bahamas, providing domestic and limited international flights.
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C.
Bauerfield International Airport
Bauerfield International Airport is the main international gateway to Vanuatu, serving the capital city of Port Vila on the island of Efate.
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D.
Downtown Island Airport
Downtown Island Airport is a small general aviation airport serving the Knoxville, Tennessee area, primarily accommodating private and recreational aircraft.
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E.
Jolly Grant Airport
Jolly Grant Airport is a domestic airport serving the city of Dehradun and the surrounding region in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airport
ⓘ
international airport ⓘ |
| classification | public airport ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| elevationFeet | 2782 ⓘ |
| elevationMeters | 848 ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
apron for wide-body aircraft
ⓘ
cargo terminal ⓘ passenger terminal ⓘ |
| hasNavigationAid | runway lighting ⓘ |
| hasRunway |
Runway 01/19
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Runway 08/26 ⓘ Runway 17/35 ⓘ |
| hasService |
domestic flights
ⓘ
limited international flights ⓘ |
| hasUse |
civil aviation
ⓘ
commercial aviation ⓘ general aviation ⓘ |
| IATAcode | UTN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | FAUP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cargo aviation
ⓘ
exceptionally long runway ⓘ regional aviation ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Upington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision | ZF Mgcawu District Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Northern Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Airports Company South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pushpinLabel | UTN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pushpinMap | South Africa Northern Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runway17_35LengthFeet | 16076 ⓘ |
| runway17_35LengthMeters | 4900 ⓘ |
| runway17_35Surface | asphalt ⓘ |
| runwayCount | 3 ⓘ |
| servesCity | Upington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesRegion | Northern Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsAircraftType |
long-haul aircraft
ⓘ
wide-body aircraft ⓘ |
| timeZone | SAST ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cargo flights
ⓘ
passenger flights ⓘ technical stopovers ⓘ training flights ⓘ |
| UTCoffset | +02:00 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Upington International Airport Description of subject: Upington International Airport is a South African airport in the Northern Cape known for its exceptionally long runway and role in regional and cargo aviation.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.