Kisumu International Airport
E234043
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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kisumu International Airport canonical | 11 |
| Kisumu Airport | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2118054 — 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: Kisumu International Airport Context triple: [Kisumu, hasInfrastructure, Kisumu International Airport]
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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.
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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C.
Kigoma Airport
Kigoma Airport is a public airport in western Tanzania that serves the town of Kigoma on the shores of Lake Tanganyika.
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D.
Tabora Airport
Tabora Airport is a regional public airport serving the town and surrounding Tabora Region in western Tanzania.
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E.
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport is the main international gateway to Zambia, serving the capital city of Lusaka and functioning as one of the country’s busiest and most important airports.
- 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: Kisumu International Airport Target entity description: 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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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.
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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C.
Kigoma Airport
Kigoma Airport is a public airport in western Tanzania that serves the town of Kigoma on the shores of Lake Tanganyika.
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D.
Tabora Airport
Tabora Airport is a regional public airport serving the town and surrounding Tabora Region in western Tanzania.
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E.
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport is the main international gateway to Zambia, serving the capital city of Lusaka and functioning as one of the country’s busiest and most important airports.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airport
ⓘ
international airport ⓘ |
| cityServed | Kisumu ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| distanceFromCityCentre | approximately 5 km ⓘ |
| hasCargoService | limited air cargo operations ⓘ |
| hasCategory | civil airport ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
apron for aircraft parking
ⓘ
control tower ⓘ passenger terminal building ⓘ runway lighting ⓘ |
| hasFlightType |
domestic flights
ⓘ
international flights ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
supports business travel to Kisumu
ⓘ
supports regional trade around Lake Victoria ⓘ supports tourism in western Kenya ⓘ |
| hasInternationalServiceScope | limited international flights ⓘ |
| hasNavigationType | instrument flight operations (IFR capable) ⓘ |
| hasPassengerService | scheduled passenger flights ⓘ |
| hasRole | gateway to Lake Victoria region ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| hasTerminalType | passenger terminal ⓘ |
| hasTransportConnection | road access to Kisumu city ⓘ |
| hasUse | public ⓘ |
| IATAcode | KIS ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | HKKI ⓘ |
| isHubFor | regional air traffic in western Kenya ⓘ |
| isMajorAirportIn | western Kenya ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kisumu ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty | Kisumu County ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Western Kenya
ⓘ
linked to:
Nyanza region of Kenya
|
| locatedNear | Lake Victoria ⓘ |
| locatedOn | eastern shore of Lake Victoria ⓘ |
| operator | Kenya Airports Authority ⓘ |
| partOf | Kenya civil aviation network ⓘ |
| runwayOrientation | 06/24 ⓘ |
| serves | Kisumu ⓘ |
| servesBodyOfWaterRegion |
Lake Victoria basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Lake Victoria
|
| servesRegion |
Lake Victoria region
ⓘ
linked to:
Lake Victoria zone
|
| timezone | East Africa Time ⓘ |
| UTCoffset | +3 ⓘ |
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: Kisumu International Airport Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.