Samui International Airport
E650728
Samui International Airport is a small, privately owned airport on the Thai island of Ko Samui that serves as the main gateway for tourists visiting the island and nearby Gulf of Thailand destinations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samui International Airport canonical | 7 |
| Samui Airport | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7238108 — 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: Samui International Airport Context triple: [Ko Samui, hasAirport, Samui International Airport]
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A.
Phuket International Airport
Phuket International Airport is a major international gateway serving the island of Phuket and the wider Andaman Sea region in southern Thailand.
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B.
U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport
U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport is a major international and military airport in eastern Thailand that serves as the primary air gateway for Pattaya and the surrounding Rayong region.
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C.
Nadi International Airport
Nadi International Airport is Fiji’s main international gateway and busiest airport, serving as the primary hub for international flights to and from the country.
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D.
Krabi International Airport
Krabi International Airport is a major airport in southern Thailand that serves as the primary air gateway to the popular tourist destinations of Krabi Province and the Andaman Sea region.
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E.
Wattay International Airport
Wattay International Airport is the main international gateway to Laos, serving the capital city of Vientiane with regional and limited long-haul 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: Samui International Airport Target entity description: Samui International Airport is a small, privately owned airport on the Thai island of Ko Samui that serves as the main gateway for tourists visiting the island and nearby Gulf of Thailand destinations.
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A.
Phuket International Airport
Phuket International Airport is a major international gateway serving the island of Phuket and the wider Andaman Sea region in southern Thailand.
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B.
U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport
U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport is a major international and military airport in eastern Thailand that serves as the primary air gateway for Pattaya and the surrounding Rayong region.
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C.
Nadi International Airport
Nadi International Airport is Fiji’s main international gateway and busiest airport, serving as the primary hub for international flights to and from the country.
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D.
Krabi International Airport
Krabi International Airport is a major airport in southern Thailand that serves as the primary air gateway to the popular tourist destinations of Krabi Province and the Andaman Sea region.
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E.
Wattay International Airport
Wattay International Airport is the main international gateway to Laos, serving the capital city of Vientiane with regional and limited long-haul flights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airport
ⓘ
international airport ⓘ |
| airportType | public ⓘ |
| cityServed |
Ko Samui
ⓘ
Surat Thani Province (tourism) ⓘ |
| country | Thailand ⓘ |
| hasAirlineHub | Bangkok Airways ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
apron for narrow-body aircraft
ⓘ
passenger terminal ⓘ |
| hasFeature | tropical open-air design ⓘ |
| hasRole |
key tourism infrastructure for Ko Samui
ⓘ
regional air transport hub in the Gulf of Thailand ⓘ |
| IATAcode | USM ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | VTSM ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia
ⓘ
Gulf of Thailand region ⓘ Ko Samui ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ Surat Thani Province ⓘ
linked to:
Surat Thani
|
| locatedOn |
island of Ko Samui
ⓘ
linked to:
Ko Samui
|
| mainUse | tourist traffic ⓘ |
| near |
Bophut
ⓘ
linked to:
Bophut Beach
Chaweng ⓘ
linked to:
Chaweng Beach
|
| numberOfRunways | 1 ⓘ |
| operator | Bangkok Airways ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Bangkok Airways ⓘ |
| ownershipType | private ⓘ |
| primaryGatewayFor |
nearby Gulf of Thailand islands
ⓘ
tourism to Ko Samui ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Southern Thailand
ⓘ
linked to:
southern Thailand
|
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| serves |
Gulf of Thailand destinations
ⓘ
Ko Samui ⓘ tourists visiting Ko Samui ⓘ |
| servesAs |
main gateway to Ko Samui
ⓘ
main gateway to nearby resort islands ⓘ |
| servesTrafficType |
domestic flights
ⓘ
international flights ⓘ |
| terminalType | open-air terminal ⓘ |
| timezone | UTC+07:00 ⓘ |
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: Samui International Airport Description of subject: Samui International Airport is a small, privately owned airport on the Thai island of Ko Samui that serves as the main gateway for tourists visiting the island and nearby Gulf of Thailand destinations.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Samui International Airport
linked to: Samui International Airport