Walvis Bay International Airport
E164878
Walvis Bay International Airport is a regional airport in Namibia that serves the coastal city of Walvis Bay and connects it to domestic and limited international destinations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Walvis Bay International Airport canonical | 4 |
| Walvis Bay Airport | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1427047 — 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: Walvis Bay International Airport Context triple: [Walvis Bay, transportInfrastructure, Walvis Bay International Airport]
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A.
Lüderitz Airport
Lüderitz Airport is a small regional airport in southwestern Namibia that serves the coastal town of Lüderitz and its surrounding area.
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B.
Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport
Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport is a regional airport serving the island of Sumba in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, providing domestic connections to major Indonesian cities.
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C.
Zorg en Hoop Airport
Zorg en Hoop Airport is a small domestic airport in Paramaribo, Suriname, primarily handling regional and charter flights.
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D.
Fitiuta Airport
Fitiuta Airport is a small public airport serving the island of Taʻū in American Samoa, providing essential air connectivity for local residents and visitors.
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E.
Saint Helena Airport
Saint Helena Airport is a remote international airport on the South Atlantic island of Saint Helena, providing the island’s primary air link to the outside world.
- 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: Walvis Bay International Airport Target entity description: Walvis Bay International Airport is a regional airport in Namibia that serves the coastal city of Walvis Bay and connects it to domestic and limited international destinations.
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A.
Lüderitz Airport
Lüderitz Airport is a small regional airport in southwestern Namibia that serves the coastal town of Lüderitz and its surrounding area.
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B.
Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport
Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport is a regional airport serving the island of Sumba in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, providing domestic connections to major Indonesian cities.
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C.
Zorg en Hoop Airport
Zorg en Hoop Airport is a small domestic airport in Paramaribo, Suriname, primarily handling regional and charter flights.
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D.
Fitiuta Airport
Fitiuta Airport is a small public airport serving the island of Taʻū in American Samoa, providing essential air connectivity for local residents and visitors.
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E.
Saint Helena Airport
Saint Helena Airport is a remote international airport on the South Atlantic island of Saint Helena, providing the island’s primary air link to the outside world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airport
ⓘ
international airport ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Namibia ⓘ |
| elevation |
299 feet
ⓘ
91 meters ⓘ |
| hasNavigationAid | instrument landing system ⓘ |
| hasPassengerTerminal | yes ⓘ |
| hasUse |
cargo operations
ⓘ
civil aviation ⓘ commercial passenger services ⓘ |
| IATAcode | WVB ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | FYWB ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Erongo Region
ⓘ
Namibia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Walvis Bay ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| operator | Namibia Airports Company ⓘ |
| runwayCount | 1 ⓘ |
| runwayDesignation | 09/27 ⓘ |
| runwayLength |
11483 feet
ⓘ
3500 meters ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| servesCity | Walvis Bay ⓘ |
| servesCountry | Namibia ⓘ |
| servesRegion |
Erongo Region
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Namibian coast ⓘ |
| supportsTrafficType |
domestic flights
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limited international flights ⓘ regional flights ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Africa Time ⓘ |
| UTCoffset | +2 ⓘ |
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: Walvis Bay International Airport Description of subject: Walvis Bay International Airport is a regional airport in Namibia that serves the coastal city of Walvis Bay and connects it to domestic and limited international destinations.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Walvis Bay International Airport