Murtala Muhammed International Airport
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Murtala Muhammed International Airport is the main international gateway to Nigeria and one of Africa’s busiest airports, serving the city of Lagos.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T441298 — 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: Murtala Muhammed International Airport Context triple: [Lagos, hasInternationalAirport, Murtala Muhammed International Airport]
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A.
Benina International Airport
Benina International Airport is the main international airport serving the city of Benghazi in eastern Libya.
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B.
Khartoum International Airport
Khartoum International Airport is the main international gateway and busiest airport serving Sudan’s capital city, Khartoum.
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C.
Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport
Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport is the main international airport serving Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, named in honor of nationalist leader Joshua Nkomo.
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D.
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is Kenya’s largest and busiest airport, serving as the main international gateway to the country and a major hub for East Africa.
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E.
Borg El Arab Airport
Borg El Arab Airport is the main international airport serving the Alexandria region in northern Egypt, handling both domestic and international 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: Murtala Muhammed International Airport Target entity description: Murtala Muhammed International Airport is the main international gateway to Nigeria and one of Africa’s busiest airports, serving the city of Lagos.
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A.
Benina International Airport
Benina International Airport is the main international airport serving the city of Benghazi in eastern Libya.
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B.
Khartoum International Airport
Khartoum International Airport is the main international gateway and busiest airport serving Sudan’s capital city, Khartoum.
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C.
Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport
Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport is the main international airport serving Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, named in honor of nationalist leader Joshua Nkomo.
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D.
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is Kenya’s largest and busiest airport, serving as the main international gateway to the country and a major hub for East Africa.
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E.
Borg El Arab Airport
Borg El Arab Airport is the main international airport serving the Alexandria region in northern Egypt, handling both domestic and international flights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airport
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international airport ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| domesticTerminalKnownAs |
Murtala Muhammed International Airport
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 1
Murtala Muhammed International Airport self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2
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| handlesTrafficType |
cargo
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passenger ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Airports in Nigeria
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Buildings and structures in Lagos ⓘ Transport in Lagos ⓘ |
| hasElevation |
135 feet
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41 meters ⓘ |
| hasNavigationAid |
ILS
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VOR/DME ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryUse | civil aviation ⓘ |
| hasRunway |
18L/36R
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18R/36L ⓘ |
| hasSecurityAgency |
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria security
ⓘ
Nigeria Customs Service ⓘ Nigeria Immigration Service ⓘ |
| hasTerminal |
domestic terminal
ⓘ
international terminal ⓘ |
| IATAcode | LOS ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | DNMM ⓘ |
| isOneOf | busiest airports in Africa ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Lagos ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Western Nigeria
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surface form:
South West Nigeria
|
| locatedInState | Lagos State ⓘ |
| locatedInSuburb | Ikeja ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Murtala Muhammed ⓘ |
| namedAfterOccupation | former Head of State of Nigeria ⓘ |
| openedAsInternationalAirport | 1970s ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Government of Nigeria
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Government of Nigeria
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| previousName |
Murtala Muhammed International Airport
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Lagos International Airport
|
| renamedInHonorOf |
Murtala Muhammed
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surface form:
Murtala Ramat Muhammed
|
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| servesAs | main international gateway to Nigeria ⓘ |
| servesAsFocusCityFor | Dana Air ⓘ |
| servesAsHubFor |
Air Peace
ⓘ
Arik Air ⓘ Ibom Air ⓘ |
| servesCity | Lagos ⓘ |
| servesMetropolitanArea |
Lagos
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surface form:
Lagos metropolitan area
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| timeZone |
West Africa Time (WAT)
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surface form:
West Africa Time
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| UTCoffset | +1 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Murtala Muhammed International Airport Description of subject: Murtala Muhammed International Airport is the main international gateway to Nigeria and one of Africa’s busiest airports, serving the city of Lagos.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Murtala Muhammed International Airport
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domesticTerminalKnownAs
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Murtala Muhammed International Airport
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 1
Murtala Muhammed International Airport
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domesticTerminalKnownAs
→
Murtala Muhammed International Airport
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2
Murtala Muhammed International Airport
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previousName
→
Murtala Muhammed International Airport
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Lagos International Airport
this entity surface form:
Murtala Muhammed Airport Domestic Terminal
this entity surface form:
Murtala Muhammed Airport domestic terminals