Augusto Severo International Airport as main air gateway of Natal metropolitan area
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Augusto Severo International Airport was the former primary commercial airport serving the Natal metropolitan area in Brazil before being superseded by São Gonçalo do Amarante.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Augusto Severo International Airport as main air gateway of Natal metropolitan area canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5884058 — 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: Augusto Severo International Airport as main air gateway of Natal metropolitan area Context triple: [São Gonçalo do Amarante, replaces, Augusto Severo International Airport as main air gateway of Natal metropolitan area]
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A.
Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport
Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport is the main international airport serving the city of Salvador in the Brazilian state of Bahia.
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B.
Eduardo Gomes International Airport
Eduardo Gomes International Airport is the main international airport serving Manaus in Brazil’s Amazonas state, handling both passenger traffic and significant cargo operations in the Amazon region.
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C.
Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport
Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport is a major Brazilian airport serving the city of Recife and the state of Pernambuco, acting as a key hub for domestic and international flights in the Northeast region.
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D.
Salgado Filho International Airport
Salgado Filho International Airport is the main commercial airport serving the city of Porto Alegre in southern Brazil.
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E.
Tancredo Neves International Airport
Tancredo Neves International Airport is the main international airport serving the Belo Horizonte metropolitan area in Brazil.
- 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: Augusto Severo International Airport as main air gateway of Natal metropolitan area Target entity description: Augusto Severo International Airport was the former primary commercial airport serving the Natal metropolitan area in Brazil before being superseded by São Gonçalo do Amarante.
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A.
Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport
Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport is the main international airport serving the city of Salvador in the Brazilian state of Bahia.
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B.
Eduardo Gomes International Airport
Eduardo Gomes International Airport is the main international airport serving Manaus in Brazil’s Amazonas state, handling both passenger traffic and significant cargo operations in the Amazon region.
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C.
Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport
Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport is a major Brazilian airport serving the city of Recife and the state of Pernambuco, acting as a key hub for domestic and international flights in the Northeast region.
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D.
Salgado Filho International Airport
Salgado Filho International Airport is the main commercial airport serving the city of Porto Alegre in southern Brazil.
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E.
Tancredo Neves International Airport
Tancredo Neves International Airport is the main international airport serving the Belo Horizonte metropolitan area in Brazil.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airport
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former commercial airport ⓘ |
| classification | public airport ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| distanceToCityCentre | approximately 18 km from downtown Natal ⓘ |
| formerFunction |
cargo operations
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domestic passenger flights ⓘ international passenger flights ⓘ |
| formerRole | main air gateway of Natal metropolitan area ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryBase | Brazilian Air Force base at Parnamirim ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key World War II airfield in northeastern Brazil ⓘ |
| IATAcode | NAT ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | SBNT ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northeast Region, Brazil
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linked to:
Northeast Region of Brazil
Parnamirim ⓘ Rio Grande do Norte ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Atlantic coast of Rio Grande do Norte ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Augusto Severo de Albuquerque Maranhão ⓘ |
| operatedAs | civil–military airport ⓘ |
| partOf | transport infrastructure of Natal metropolitan area ⓘ |
| primaryCityServed | Natal ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Rio Grande do Norte state
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linked to:
Rio Grande do Norte
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| replacedBy | São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport ⓘ |
| roleDuringWorldWarII | stopover for transatlantic flights between the Americas and Africa ⓘ |
| serves |
Natal metropolitan area
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linked to:
Natal metropolitan region
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| status | closed for regular commercial flights ⓘ |
| supersededAsMainGatewayBy | São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport ⓘ |
| timeZone | BRT ⓘ |
| usedBy | Brazilian Air Force ⓘ |
| UTCoffset | UTC−03:00 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Augusto Severo International Airport as main air gateway of Natal metropolitan area Description of subject: Augusto Severo International Airport was the former primary commercial airport serving the Natal metropolitan area in Brazil before being superseded by São Gonçalo do Amarante.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
São Gonçalo do Amarante
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replaces
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Augusto Severo International Airport as main air gateway of Natal metropolitan area
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