Old Kona Airport
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Old Kona Airport was the former primary airport serving Kailua-Kona on Hawaii’s Big Island before being decommissioned and converted into a state recreation area.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Kona Airport canonical | 1 |
| Old Kona Airport State Park | 1 |
| Old Kona Airport State Recreation Area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2212165 — 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: Old Kona Airport Context triple: [Kona International Airport, replaced, Old Kona Airport]
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A.
Molokai Airport
Molokai Airport is the primary public airport serving the island of Molokaʻi in Hawaii, providing inter-island and limited commercial air service.
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B.
Kapalua Airport
Kapalua Airport is a small regional airport on the northwest coast of Maui, Hawaii, primarily serving inter-island commuter flights and nearby resort areas.
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C.
Lānaʻi Airport
Lānaʻi Airport is the primary public airport serving the island of Lānaʻi in Hawaii, providing interisland passenger and cargo flights.
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D.
Kona International Airport
Kona International Airport is a major commercial airport on Hawaii’s Big Island that serves as a key gateway for interisland and mainland U.S. flights.
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E.
Lihue Airport
Lihue Airport is the primary commercial airport on the island of Kauai in Hawaii, serving as a key hub for inter-island and mainland U.S. flights.
- 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: Old Kona Airport Target entity description: Old Kona Airport was the former primary airport serving Kailua-Kona on Hawaii’s Big Island before being decommissioned and converted into a state recreation area.
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A.
Molokai Airport
Molokai Airport is the primary public airport serving the island of Molokaʻi in Hawaii, providing inter-island and limited commercial air service.
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B.
Kapalua Airport
Kapalua Airport is a small regional airport on the northwest coast of Maui, Hawaii, primarily serving inter-island commuter flights and nearby resort areas.
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C.
Lānaʻi Airport
Lānaʻi Airport is the primary public airport serving the island of Lānaʻi in Hawaii, providing interisland passenger and cargo flights.
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D.
Kona International Airport
Kona International Airport is a major commercial airport on Hawaii’s Big Island that serves as a key gateway for interisland and mainland U.S. flights.
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E.
Lihue Airport
Lihue Airport is the primary commercial airport on the island of Kauai in Hawaii, serving as a key hub for inter-island and mainland U.S. flights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct airport
ⓘ
former airport ⓘ state recreation area ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Pacific coastline ⓘ |
| category |
Airports in Hawaii
ⓘ
Defunct airports in the United States ⓘ Protected areas of Hawaii County, Hawaii ⓘ State parks of Hawaii ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| currentStatus | open to the public as a park ⓘ |
| formerFunction |
commercial air service
ⓘ
general aviation ⓘ |
| formerlyServed |
Kailua-Kona urban area
ⓘ
tourist traffic to Kona region ⓘ |
| formerRole | primary airport serving Kailua-Kona ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
beach access
ⓘ
coastal shoreline ⓘ open fields ⓘ parking area ⓘ picnic areas ⓘ runway converted to park road and walking path ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant |
Old Kona Airport State Park
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Kona Airport
Old Kona Airport State Recreation Area ⓘ
linked to:
Old Kona Airport
|
| hasOwner |
State of Hawaii
ⓘ
linked to:
Hawaii
|
| hasUse |
public park
ⓘ
recreational area ⓘ state recreation area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hawaii
ⓘ
linked to:
Hawaiʻi (island)
Hawaii County ⓘ Island of Hawaii ⓘ Kailua-Kona ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Hawaii Division of State Parks ⓘ |
| near |
Kailua Bay
ⓘ
downtown Kailua-Kona ⓘ
linked to:
Kailua-Kona urban area
|
| operator | Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources ⓘ |
| partOf |
State of Hawaii
ⓘ
linked to:
Hawaii
|
| replacedBy |
Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole
ⓘ
linked to:
Kona International Airport
|
| status | decommissioned as an airport ⓘ |
| transportType | air transport (historical) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
jogging
ⓘ
picnicking ⓘ recreational sports ⓘ shoreline access ⓘ walking ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Kona Airport Description of subject: Old Kona Airport was the former primary airport serving Kailua-Kona on Hawaii’s Big Island before being decommissioned and converted into a state recreation area.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Old Kona Airport
linked to: Old Kona Airport