Tenzing-Hillary Airport

E206187

airport public airport

Tenzing-Hillary Airport is a small, high-altitude airport in Lukla, Nepal, known as the gateway to Mount Everest and for its extremely short, challenging runway.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Tenzing-Hillary Airport canonical	8
Tenzing–Hillary Airport	5
Lukla Airport	1
Lukla airstrip	1
Tenzing-Hillary Airport in Lukla	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1848051 — 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: Tenzing-Hillary Airport
Context triple: [Tenzing Norgay, commemoratedBy, Tenzing-Hillary Airport]

A. Tribhuvan International Airport
Tribhuvan International Airport is the main international gateway to Nepal, serving as the primary airport for the capital city of Kathmandu.
B. Namche Bazaar
Namche Bazaar is a famous Sherpa town in Nepal’s Khumbu region that serves as the main gateway and acclimatization stop for trekkers and climbers heading toward Mount Everest.
C. Dabolim Airport
Dabolim Airport is the main international airport serving the Indian state of Goa, handling both civilian and military air traffic.
D. Khumjung
Khumjung is a Sherpa village in Nepal’s Khumbu region, known as a gateway to Everest treks and for its traditional culture and high-altitude setting.
E. Tunoshna Airport
Tunoshna Airport is a regional airport serving the city of Yaroslavl in Russia, handling both domestic passenger flights and cargo operations.
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: Tenzing-Hillary Airport
Target entity description: Tenzing-Hillary Airport is a small, high-altitude airport in Lukla, Nepal, known as the gateway to Mount Everest and for its extremely short, challenging runway.

A. Tribhuvan International Airport
Tribhuvan International Airport is the main international gateway to Nepal, serving as the primary airport for the capital city of Kathmandu.
B. Namche Bazaar
Namche Bazaar is a famous Sherpa town in Nepal’s Khumbu region that serves as the main gateway and acclimatization stop for trekkers and climbers heading toward Mount Everest.
C. Dabolim Airport
Dabolim Airport is the main international airport serving the Indian state of Goa, handling both civilian and military air traffic.
D. Khumjung
Khumjung is a Sherpa village in Nepal’s Khumbu region, known as a gateway to Everest treks and for its traditional culture and high-altitude setting.
E. Tunoshna Airport
Tunoshna Airport is a regional airport serving the city of Yaroslavl in Russia, handling both domestic passenger flights and cargo operations.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	airport ⓘ public airport ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Lukla Airport ⓘ linked to: Tenzing-Hillary Airport
climateImpact	operations affected by cloud and wind conditions ⓘ
country	Nepal ⓘ
elevation	approximately 2,800 metres above sea level ⓘ approximately 9,200 feet above sea level ⓘ high-altitude airport ⓘ
hasFacility	helipad ⓘ small terminal building ⓘ
IATAcode	LUA ⓘ
ICAOcode	VNLK ⓘ
knownAs	gateway to Mount Everest ⓘ
locatedIn	Himalayas ⓘ Lukla ⓘ Province No. 1 ⓘ Solukhumbu District ⓘ
namedAfter	Edmund Hillary ⓘ Tenzing Norgay ⓘ
namedInHonorOf	first successful climbers of Mount Everest ⓘ
near	Everest Base Camp trekking route ⓘ linked to: Everest Base Camp trek Mount Everest ⓘ
notableFor	challenging approach and departure ⓘ difficult landing conditions ⓘ frequent weather-related disruptions ⓘ short takeoff and landing operations ⓘ
openedForService	1960s ⓘ
operatedBy	Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal ⓘ
primaryTrafficType	STOL aircraft ⓘ domestic flights ⓘ
region	Khumbu ⓘ
runwayCharacteristic	one-way takeoff and landing operations ⓘ steep gradient ⓘ very short runway ⓘ
runwayEndFeature	cliff drop at one end ⓘ mountain wall at the other end ⓘ
runwayLength	approximately 1,729 feet ⓘ approximately 527 metres ⓘ
runwayOrientation	06/24 ⓘ
runwaySurface	asphalt ⓘ
runwayType	single runway ⓘ
safetyReputation	one of the most dangerous airports in the world ⓘ
serves	Lukla ⓘ Mount Everest region ⓘ linked to: Everest region
timeZone	Nepal Time ⓘ
usedFor	access to Everest Base Camp ⓘ mountaineering expeditions ⓘ trekking tourism ⓘ

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Referenced by (16)

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

Tenzing Norgay → commemoratedBy → Tenzing-Hillary Airport ⓘ

Namche Bazaar → nearby → Tenzing-Hillary Airport ⓘ

Solukhumbu District → containsAirport → Tenzing–Hillary Airport ⓘ

subject linked to: Solukhumbu District, Nepal