Ellinikon International Airport
E337728
Ellinikon International Airport was the former main airport of Athens, Greece, which operated for much of the 20th century before being closed and redeveloped after the opening of Athens International Airport.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ellinikon International Airport canonical | 6 |
| Athens International Airport (pre-2001) | 1 |
| Hellenikon International Airport | 1 |
| Ελληνικό Διεθνές Αεροδρόμιο | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3222036 — 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: Ellinikon International Airport Context triple: [Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos, replaced, Ellinikon International Airport]
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A.
Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos
Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos is the main international gateway to Greece and the largest airport serving the Athens metropolitan area.
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B.
Skyros Island National Airport
Skyros Island National Airport is a small regional airport in Greece that serves the island of Skyros with domestic flights and seasonal tourist traffic.
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C.
Rhodes International Airport Diagoras
Rhodes International Airport Diagoras is the main international airport serving the Greek island of Rhodes, handling most of its tourist and domestic air traffic.
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D.
Samos International Airport
Samos International Airport is the main commercial airport serving the Greek island of Samos, known for its challenging approach and proximity to the Aegean Sea.
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E.
Mytilene International Airport
Mytilene International Airport is the main commercial airport serving the Greek island of Lesbos, handling domestic and seasonal international 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: Ellinikon International Airport Target entity description: Ellinikon International Airport was the former main airport of Athens, Greece, which operated for much of the 20th century before being closed and redeveloped after the opening of Athens International Airport.
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A.
Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos
Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos is the main international gateway to Greece and the largest airport serving the Athens metropolitan area.
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B.
Skyros Island National Airport
Skyros Island National Airport is a small regional airport in Greece that serves the island of Skyros with domestic flights and seasonal tourist traffic.
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C.
Rhodes International Airport Diagoras
Rhodes International Airport Diagoras is the main international airport serving the Greek island of Rhodes, handling most of its tourist and domestic air traffic.
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D.
Samos International Airport
Samos International Airport is the main commercial airport serving the Greek island of Samos, known for its challenging approach and proximity to the Aegean Sea.
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E.
Mytilene International Airport
Mytilene International Airport is the main commercial airport serving the Greek island of Lesbos, handling domestic and seasonal international flights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct international airport
ⓘ
former main airport of Athens ⓘ |
| closedOn | 2001-03-28 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| distanceFromCityCentre | about 7 km south of central Athens ⓘ |
| elevation |
21 m
ⓘ
69 ft ⓘ |
| formerFunction | primary international gateway to Greece ⓘ |
| formerName |
Athens International Airport
ⓘ
Hellenikon International Airport ⓘ
linked to:
Ellinikon International Airport
|
| GreekName |
Ελληνικό Διεθνές Αεροδρόμιο
ⓘ
linked to:
Ellinikon International Airport
|
| hostedAirlineHub |
Aegean Airlines
ⓘ
Olympic Airlines ⓘ
linked to:
Olympic Airways
Olympic Airways ⓘ |
| IATAcode | ATH ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | LGAT ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Argyroupoli
ⓘ
Athens ⓘ Attica ⓘ Elliniko ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Saronic Gulf coast
ⓘ
linked to:
Saronic Gulf
|
| nearbySettlement |
Alimos
ⓘ
Glyfada ⓘ |
| notableEvent | closure following opening of Athens International Airport in 2001 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1938 ⓘ |
| operator | Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority ⓘ |
| postClosureUse |
Hellenikon Olympic Complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Hellinikon Olympic Complex
site for urban redevelopment project ⓘ sports venues for the 2004 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| redevelopmentProject |
Ellinikon Metropolitan Park
ⓘ
The Ellinikon urban development ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Athens International Airport ⓘ |
| runwayCount | 2 ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| servedAs | main airport of Athens for much of the 20th century ⓘ |
| servedCity | Athens ⓘ |
| servedRegion | Attica ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
| successor | Athens International Airport ⓘ |
| usedAs |
civil airport
ⓘ
hub airport ⓘ military air base ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Hellenic Air Force
ⓘ
Luftwaffe ⓘ United States Air Force ⓘ |
| usedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| yearOfConstruction | 1938 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ellinikon International Airport Description of subject: Ellinikon International Airport was the former main airport of Athens, Greece, which operated for much of the 20th century before being closed and redeveloped after the opening of Athens International Airport.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ellinikon International Airport
linked to: Ellinikon International Airport
linked to: Ellinikon International Airport