Ouagadougou Airport

E348773

international airport public airport

Ouagadougou Airport is the main international airport serving Burkina Faso’s capital, handling the majority of the country’s air traffic and connecting it to regional and international destinations.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Aéroport international de Ouagadougou	1
Ouagadougou Airport canonical	1
Ouagadougou International Airport	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3312381 — 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: Ouagadougou Airport
Context triple: [Ouagadougou, airport, Ouagadougou Airport]

A. Modibo Keita International Airport
Modibo Keita International Airport is the main international gateway to Mali, serving the capital city Bamako and functioning as the country’s primary hub for passenger and cargo air traffic.
B. Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport
Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport is the main international airport of Côte d'Ivoire, serving as a major air transport hub for Abidjan and the West African region.
C. Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport
Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport is the former main international airport of Senegal, serving the capital Dakar and named after the country's first president and renowned poet.
D. N’djili International Airport
N’djili International Airport is the main international gateway serving Kinshasa and one of the busiest airports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
E. Blaise Diagne International Airport
Blaise Diagne International Airport is the main international gateway to Senegal, serving the Dakar region as a modern hub for passenger and cargo 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: Ouagadougou Airport
Target entity description: Ouagadougou Airport is the main international airport serving Burkina Faso’s capital, handling the majority of the country’s air traffic and connecting it to regional and international destinations.

A. Modibo Keita International Airport
Modibo Keita International Airport is the main international gateway to Mali, serving the capital city Bamako and functioning as the country’s primary hub for passenger and cargo air traffic.
B. Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport
Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport is the main international airport of Côte d'Ivoire, serving as a major air transport hub for Abidjan and the West African region.
C. Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport
Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport is the former main international airport of Senegal, serving the capital Dakar and named after the country's first president and renowned poet.
D. N’djili International Airport
N’djili International Airport is the main international gateway serving Kinshasa and one of the busiest airports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
E. Blaise Diagne International Airport
Blaise Diagne International Airport is the main international gateway to Senegal, serving the Dakar region as a modern hub for passenger and cargo flights.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international airport ⓘ public airport ⓘ
alternativeName	Aéroport international de Ouagadougou ⓘ linked to: Ouagadougou Airport Ouagadougou International Airport ⓘ linked to: Ouagadougou Airport
cityServed	Ouagadougou ⓘ
connectsTo	international destinations in Africa ⓘ international destinations in Europe ⓘ regional destinations in West Africa ⓘ
country	Burkina Faso ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel	3060 feet ⓘ 933 meters ⓘ
handles	majority of Burkina Faso air traffic ⓘ
hasCustoms	customs facilities for international passengers ⓘ
hasFacility	air traffic control tower ⓘ airport fire and rescue services ⓘ apron for commercial aircraft ⓘ cargo handling facilities ⓘ
hasFunction	civil aviation ⓘ military use (limited) ⓘ
hasGroundTransportConnection	road links to Ouagadougou city center ⓘ
hasImmigration	immigration control for international passengers ⓘ
hasNavigationAid	instrument landing system (ILS) on main runway ⓘ
hasPassengerTerminal	main passenger terminal ⓘ
hasRunway	Runway 04/22 ⓘ
hasSecurityControl	passenger security screening ⓘ
hasTypeOfTraffic	cargo traffic ⓘ passenger traffic ⓘ
hasUse	domestic flights ⓘ international flights ⓘ
IATAcode	OUA ⓘ
ICAOcode	DFFD ⓘ
isMajorAirportOf	Burkina Faso ⓘ
locatedIn	Burkina Faso ⓘ Centre Region, Burkina Faso ⓘ linked to: Ouagadougou region Ouagadougou ⓘ
near	central Ouagadougou ⓘ
operatorType	government-operated airport ⓘ
regionServed	Burkina Faso ⓘ West Africa ⓘ
runwayDesignation	04/22 ⓘ
runwaySurface	asphalt ⓘ
serves	Ouagadougou ⓘ
servesAs	primary international gateway of Burkina Faso ⓘ
servesAsHubFor	Air Burkina ⓘ
servesPopulation	residents of Ouagadougou metropolitan area ⓘ travelers to and from Burkina Faso ⓘ
timeZone	UTC+0 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ouagadougou → airport → Ouagadougou Airport ⓘ

Ouagadougou Airport → alternativeName → Ouagadougou International Airport ⓘ

linked to: Ouagadougou Airport

Ouagadougou Airport → alternativeName → Aéroport international de Ouagadougou ⓘ