Bagdogra Airport
E163226
Bagdogra Airport is a major international airport in northern West Bengal, India, serving as a key gateway to the Darjeeling, Sikkim, and eastern Himalayan regions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bagdogra Airport canonical | 31 |
| Bagdogra International Airport | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1418244 — 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: Bagdogra Airport Context triple: [West Bengal, hasAirport, Bagdogra Airport]
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A.
Dibrugarh Airport
Dibrugarh Airport is a domestic airport in the Indian state of Assam that serves the city of Dibrugarh and the surrounding Upper Assam region.
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B.
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport is the primary international airport serving Guwahati and the northeastern region of India.
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C.
Silchar Airport
Silchar Airport is a domestic airport serving the city of Silchar and the Barak Valley region in the Indian state of Assam.
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D.
Dabolim Airport
Dabolim Airport is the main international airport serving the Indian state of Goa, handling both civilian and military air traffic.
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E.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport is the primary international airport serving Kolkata and one of the major aviation hubs in eastern India.
- 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: Bagdogra Airport Target entity description: Bagdogra Airport is a major international airport in northern West Bengal, India, serving as a key gateway to the Darjeeling, Sikkim, and eastern Himalayan regions.
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A.
Dibrugarh Airport
Dibrugarh Airport is a domestic airport in the Indian state of Assam that serves the city of Dibrugarh and the surrounding Upper Assam region.
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B.
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport is the primary international airport serving Guwahati and the northeastern region of India.
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C.
Silchar Airport
Silchar Airport is a domestic airport serving the city of Silchar and the Barak Valley region in the Indian state of Assam.
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D.
Dabolim Airport
Dabolim Airport is the main international airport serving the Indian state of Goa, handling both civilian and military air traffic.
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E.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport is the primary international airport serving Kolkata and one of the major aviation hubs in eastern India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airport
ⓘ
international airport ⓘ |
| category |
Airports in West Bengal
ⓘ
International airports in India ⓘ |
| cityServed | Siliguri ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| flightTypeHandled |
domestic flights
ⓘ
international flights ⓘ |
| hasCustoms | yes ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
car parking
ⓘ
cargo handling ⓘ taxi services ⓘ |
| hasImmigration | yes ⓘ |
| hasRunway | Runway 18/36 ⓘ |
| hasTerminal | passenger terminal ⓘ |
| IATAcode | IXB ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | VEBD ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Bagdogra ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict |
Darjeeling district
ⓘ
linked to:
Darjeeling
|
| locatedNear | Siliguri ⓘ |
| militaryUsage | Indian Air Force ⓘ |
| nearbyTouristDestination |
Darjeeling
ⓘ
Dooars ⓘ Gangtok ⓘ Kalimpong ⓘ |
| operator | Airports Authority of India ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Darjeeling
ⓘ
Sikkim ⓘ eastern Himalayas ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Himalayas
|
| role |
gateway to Darjeeling
ⓘ
gateway to Sikkim ⓘ gateway to eastern Himalayan region ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| servesAs | major air hub of North Bengal ⓘ |
| servesPopulationCenter |
North Bengal
ⓘ
Sikkim ⓘ |
| state | West Bengal ⓘ |
| timezone | IST ⓘ |
| transportConnection |
road connection to Darjeeling
ⓘ
road connection to Gangtok ⓘ road connection to Siliguri ⓘ |
| type | civil enclave ⓘ |
| UTCoffset | +05:30 ⓘ |
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: Bagdogra Airport Description of subject: Bagdogra Airport is a major international airport in northern West Bengal, India, serving as a key gateway to the Darjeeling, Sikkim, and eastern Himalayan regions.
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
English Bazaar
linked to: Bagdogra Airport
subject linked to:
Malda Airport (limited/defunct operations)