Belfast International Airport
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Belfast International Airport is a major passenger and cargo airport in Northern Ireland, serving as one of the primary air travel hubs for the Belfast region and beyond.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Belfast International Airport canonical | 20 |
| Belfast International Airport Ltd | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T128330 — 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: Belfast International Airport Context triple: [Belfast, hasAirport, Belfast International Airport]
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A.
Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport is a major international airport in North West England serving the Greater Manchester region and acting as a key hub for domestic and global flights.
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B.
Liverpool John Lennon Airport
Liverpool John Lennon Airport is an international airport serving the city of Liverpool and the wider North West England region, named in honor of the Beatles musician John Lennon.
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C.
Newcastle Airport
Newcastle Airport is a major regional airport in New South Wales, Australia, serving the city of Newcastle and the surrounding Hunter Region with domestic and limited international flights.
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D.
Luton Airport
Luton Airport is a major international airport north of London that serves as a key hub for low-cost airlines and short-haul European flights.
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E.
Southend Airport
Southend Airport is a regional international airport in Essex, England, serving the London area with 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: Belfast International Airport Target entity description: Belfast International Airport is a major passenger and cargo airport in Northern Ireland, serving as one of the primary air travel hubs for the Belfast region and beyond.
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A.
Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport is a major international airport in North West England serving the Greater Manchester region and acting as a key hub for domestic and global flights.
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B.
Liverpool John Lennon Airport
Liverpool John Lennon Airport is an international airport serving the city of Liverpool and the wider North West England region, named in honor of the Beatles musician John Lennon.
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C.
Newcastle Airport
Newcastle Airport is a major regional airport in New South Wales, Australia, serving the city of Newcastle and the surrounding Hunter Region with domestic and limited international flights.
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D.
Luton Airport
Luton Airport is a major international airport north of London that serves as a key hub for low-cost airlines and short-haul European flights.
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E.
Southend Airport
Southend Airport is a regional international airport in Essex, England, serving the London area with passenger and cargo flights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airport
ⓘ
international airport ⓘ |
| cargoTrafficRole | major cargo airport ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distanceFromCityCentre | about 18 miles northwest of Belfast ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel |
268 ft
ⓘ
82 m ⓘ |
| focusCityFor |
Ryanair
ⓘ
surface form:
Ryanair (periodically)
|
| formerName | Aldergrove Airport ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Airports in Northern Ireland
ⓘ
Buildings and structures in County Antrim ⓘ |
| hasGroundTransport |
bus services to Belfast
ⓘ
road access via A57 ⓘ |
| hasPassengerServices |
domestic flights
ⓘ
international flights ⓘ |
| hasTerminal | main passenger terminal ⓘ |
| hubFor | easyJet (regional base) ⓘ |
| IATAcode | BFS ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | EGAA ⓘ |
| isPrimaryAirportFor |
Belfast
ⓘ
surface form:
Belfast region
Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Antrim
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| near |
Aldergrove
ⓘ
County Antrim ⓘ
surface form:
Antrim
|
| openedAsCivilAirport | 1963 ⓘ |
| operator |
Belfast International Airport
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Belfast International Airport Ltd
|
| owner | VINCI Airports ⓘ |
| passengerTrafficRole | major passenger airport ⓘ |
| runway | 07/25 ⓘ |
| runwayLength |
2,780 m
ⓘ
9,121 ft ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| serves | Belfast ⓘ |
| timezone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| usedAsMilitaryAirfield | Royal Air Force base ⓘ |
| usesDaylightSavingTime | British Summer Time ⓘ |
| website | https://www.belfastairport.com/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Belfast International Airport Description of subject: Belfast International Airport is a major passenger and cargo airport in Northern Ireland, serving as one of the primary air travel hubs for the Belfast region and beyond.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Belfast International Airport Ltd
this entity surface form:
Belfast International Airport Ltd