runway system of Kansai International Airport
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The runway system of Kansai International Airport is a complex set of offshore runways built on artificial islands in Osaka Bay to support high-capacity international and domestic air traffic.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kansai International Airport runway system | 1 |
| runway system of Kansai International Airport canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1895426 — 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: runway system of Kansai International Airport Context triple: [Runway 06R/24L, partOf, runway system of Kansai International Airport]
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A.
north runway complex at Los Angeles International Airport
The north runway complex at Los Angeles International Airport is one of the airport’s two main parallel runway systems, handling a significant share of LAX’s takeoffs and landings on its northern side.
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B.
Runway 15R/33L
Runway 15R/33L is one of the primary parallel runways at Boston Logan International Airport, used for both arrivals and departures.
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C.
Runway 13C/31C
Runway 13C/31C is one of the primary central runways used for aircraft takeoffs and landings at Chicago Midway International Airport.
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D.
Runway 4
Runway 4 is one end of a bidirectional airport runway, typically aligned toward a magnetic heading of approximately 040 degrees.
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E.
Runway 15L/33R
Runway 15L/33R is one of the primary paved runways at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, used for handling commercial air traffic in both directions.
- 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: runway system of Kansai International Airport Target entity description: The runway system of Kansai International Airport is a complex set of offshore runways built on artificial islands in Osaka Bay to support high-capacity international and domestic air traffic.
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A.
north runway complex at Los Angeles International Airport
The north runway complex at Los Angeles International Airport is one of the airport’s two main parallel runway systems, handling a significant share of LAX’s takeoffs and landings on its northern side.
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B.
Runway 15R/33L
Runway 15R/33L is one of the primary parallel runways at Boston Logan International Airport, used for both arrivals and departures.
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C.
Runway 13C/31C
Runway 13C/31C is one of the primary central runways used for aircraft takeoffs and landings at Chicago Midway International Airport.
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D.
Runway 4
Runway 4 is one end of a bidirectional airport runway, typically aligned toward a magnetic heading of approximately 040 degrees.
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E.
Runway 15L/33R
Runway 15L/33R is one of the primary paved runways at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, used for handling commercial air traffic in both directions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | airport runway system ⓘ |
| builtOn |
artificial island
ⓘ
second artificial island of Kansai International Airport ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Kansai International Airport
ⓘ
surface form:
Kansai International Airport terminal area
taxiway system of Kansai International Airport ⓘ |
| designedFor | high-capacity operations ⓘ |
| designedToServe |
Kansai region
ⓘ
Osaka–Kobe metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
Osaka metropolitan area
|
| hasEnvironmentalConstraint | offshore location to reduce noise over urban areas ⓘ |
| hasExpansionPhase | construction of second runway on second island ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
offshore construction
ⓘ
parallel runway configuration ⓘ separate islands for runways and terminal ⓘ |
| hasLightingSystem |
approach lighting system
ⓘ
runway edge lights ⓘ |
| hasNavigationAid |
ILS
ⓘ
PAPI ⓘ VOR/DME ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfRunways | 2 ⓘ |
| hasOrientation |
06L/24R
ⓘ
06R/24L ⓘ |
| hasRunway |
Runway 06L/24R
ⓘ
Runway 06R/24L ⓘ Runway A of Kansai International Airport ⓘ
surface form:
Runway A (KIX)
Runway B of Kansai International Airport ⓘ
surface form:
Runway B (KIX)
|
| hasSafetyFeature |
offshore buffer zones
ⓘ
runway end safety areas ⓘ |
| hasSurface |
asphalt
ⓘ
concrete ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Osaka Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Osaka Bay ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| openedWithAirport | 1994 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Kansai Airports ⓘ |
| partOf | Kansai International Airport ⓘ |
| serves |
domestic air traffic
ⓘ
international air traffic ⓘ |
| supportsAircraftCategory |
narrow-body jets
ⓘ
regional jets ⓘ wide-body jets ⓘ |
| supportsOperationType |
instrument flight rules
ⓘ
visual flight rules ⓘ |
| usedBy |
cargo aircraft
ⓘ
domestic airlines ⓘ international airlines ⓘ passenger aircraft ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: runway system of Kansai International Airport Description of subject: The runway system of Kansai International Airport is a complex set of offshore runways built on artificial islands in Osaka Bay to support high-capacity international and domestic air traffic.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kansai International Airport runway system