Triple
T4686268
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | King Shaka International Airport |
E103927
|
entity |
| Predicate | replaced |
P101
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Durban International Airport
Durban International Airport was the former primary airport serving Durban, South Africa, before being decommissioned and succeeded by King Shaka International Airport.
|
E459944
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Durban International Airport | Statement: [King Shaka International Airport, replaced, Durban International Airport]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Durban International Airport Context triple: [King Shaka International Airport, replaced, Durban International Airport]
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A.
Cape Town International Airport
Cape Town International Airport is the primary international gateway to Cape Town and one of South Africa’s busiest and most important airports for tourism and commerce.
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B.
O. R. Tambo International Airport
O. R. Tambo International Airport is South Africa’s largest and busiest airport, serving as the primary international gateway to Johannesburg and the country.
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C.
Bram Fischer International Airport
Bram Fischer International Airport is the primary airport serving Bloemfontein and the surrounding Free State region in South Africa.
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D.
Nelson Mandela International Airport
Nelson Mandela International Airport is the main international gateway serving Praia and the island of Santiago in Cape Verde.
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E.
Pietermaritzburg Airport
Pietermaritzburg Airport is a regional airport in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, providing primarily domestic passenger services.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Durban International Airport Triple: [King Shaka International Airport, replaced, Durban International Airport]
Generated description
Durban International Airport was the former primary airport serving Durban, South Africa, before being decommissioned and succeeded by King Shaka International Airport.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Durban International Airport Target entity description: Durban International Airport was the former primary airport serving Durban, South Africa, before being decommissioned and succeeded by King Shaka International Airport.
-
A.
Cape Town International Airport
Cape Town International Airport is the primary international gateway to Cape Town and one of South Africa’s busiest and most important airports for tourism and commerce.
-
B.
O. R. Tambo International Airport
O. R. Tambo International Airport is South Africa’s largest and busiest airport, serving as the primary international gateway to Johannesburg and the country.
-
C.
Bram Fischer International Airport
Bram Fischer International Airport is the primary airport serving Bloemfontein and the surrounding Free State region in South Africa.
-
D.
Nelson Mandela International Airport
Nelson Mandela International Airport is the main international gateway serving Praia and the island of Santiago in Cape Verde.
-
E.
Pietermaritzburg Airport
Pietermaritzburg Airport is a regional airport in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, providing primarily domestic passenger services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69bd43debbf08190b4bc372e286ec234 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd6383c83881908a978e471fe422a2 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:11 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be03b3b0208190bb307cdd53f44306 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 2:34 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be0440e7c881908743b7af9b2fa347 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 2:36 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be04e21df88190b98ed7b3e27b818c |
completed | March 21, 2026, 2:39 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:16 p.m.