Samedan Airport
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Samedan Airport is a high-altitude regional airport in Switzerland serving the Engadin valley and the resort town of St. Moritz, known for its challenging alpine approach.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Engadin Airport | 3 |
| Samedan Airport canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5046377 — 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: Samedan Airport Context triple: [St. Moritz, hasNearbyAirport, Samedan Airport]
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A.
Saanen Airport
Saanen Airport is a small regional airfield in the Swiss Alps that primarily serves the upscale resort area of Gstaad, handling private and charter flights.
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B.
Aosta Valley Airport
Aosta Valley Airport is a small regional airport in Italy’s Aosta Valley that serves as an access point to the surrounding Alpine region and its ski resorts.
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C.
Bern-Belp Airport
Bern-Belp Airport is a small regional airport serving the city of Bern, Switzerland, primarily handling domestic and short-haul European flights.
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D.
Innsbruck Airport
Innsbruck Airport is a regional international airport in western Austria serving the city of Innsbruck and the surrounding Tyrolean Alps, known for its challenging approach amid mountainous terrain and seasonal tourism traffic.
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E.
Tivat Airport
Tivat Airport is a coastal international airport in Montenegro that serves the popular tourist region around the Bay of Kotor and the Adriatic coast.
- 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: Samedan Airport Target entity description: Samedan Airport is a high-altitude regional airport in Switzerland serving the Engadin valley and the resort town of St. Moritz, known for its challenging alpine approach.
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A.
Saanen Airport
Saanen Airport is a small regional airfield in the Swiss Alps that primarily serves the upscale resort area of Gstaad, handling private and charter flights.
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B.
Aosta Valley Airport
Aosta Valley Airport is a small regional airport in Italy’s Aosta Valley that serves as an access point to the surrounding Alpine region and its ski resorts.
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C.
Bern-Belp Airport
Bern-Belp Airport is a small regional airport serving the city of Bern, Switzerland, primarily handling domestic and short-haul European flights.
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D.
Innsbruck Airport
Innsbruck Airport is a regional international airport in western Austria serving the city of Innsbruck and the surrounding Tyrolean Alps, known for its challenging approach amid mountainous terrain and seasonal tourism traffic.
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E.
Tivat Airport
Tivat Airport is a coastal international airport in Montenegro that serves the popular tourist region around the Bay of Kotor and the Adriatic coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airport
ⓘ
regional airport ⓘ |
| category | public use airport ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 1707 metres above sea level
ⓘ
approximately 5600 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
non-precision approaches
ⓘ
performance-limited operations due to altitude ⓘ surrounded by high mountains ⓘ |
| hasNavigation | visual flight rules operations ⓘ |
| hasRole |
access point for St. Moritz events
ⓘ
gateway to Engadin ski resorts ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalVariation |
business jet peaks during holiday periods
ⓘ
increased winter traffic ⓘ |
| hasTrafficType |
helicopters
ⓘ
light aircraft ⓘ private jets ⓘ |
| IATA code | SMV ⓘ |
| ICAO code | LSZS ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Engadin valley
ⓘ
Samedan ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Swiss Alps ⓘ |
| near | St. Moritz ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenging alpine approach
ⓘ
high-altitude operations ⓘ |
| operator | regional authorities of Engadin / Samedan ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
business aviation
ⓘ
general aviation ⓘ seasonal charter flights ⓘ |
| region |
Canton of Graubünden
ⓘ
linked to:
canton of Graubünden
|
| requires | special pilot experience for safe operation ⓘ |
| runwayOrientation | 03/21 ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| safetyConsideration |
density altitude effects on aircraft performance
ⓘ
terrain-induced approach and departure constraints ⓘ |
| serves |
Engadin region
ⓘ
linked to:
Engadin valley
St. Moritz ⓘ |
| servesCity |
Samedan
ⓘ
St. Moritz area ⓘ |
| servesTourism |
luxury tourism
ⓘ
winter sports tourism ⓘ |
| timezone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| timezoneDST | Central European Summer Time ⓘ |
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: Samedan Airport Description of subject: Samedan Airport is a high-altitude regional airport in Switzerland serving the Engadin valley and the resort town of St. Moritz, known for its challenging alpine approach.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Upper Engadine, Graubünden, Switzerland
linked to: Samedan Airport
linked to: Samedan Airport
linked to: Samedan Airport