Kansai International Airport
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Kansai International Airport is a major international airport in Japan built on an artificial island in Osaka Bay, serving as a key gateway to the Kansai region.
All labels observed (20)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T24436 — 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: Kansai International Airport Context triple: [Osaka, hasAirport, Kansai International Airport]
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A.
Osaka
Osaka is Japan's third-largest city and a major economic, cultural, and historical hub known for its vibrant street food, bustling nightlife, and role as a commercial center in the Kansai region.
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B.
Tokyo
Tokyo is Japan’s largest metropolis and a global center of finance, culture, technology, and transportation.
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C.
Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles International Airport is one of the busiest airports in the world and a major international gateway for air travel to and from the United States.
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D.
Osaka Prefecture
Osaka Prefecture is a populous and economically vital region in Japan’s Kansai area, centered on the city of Osaka and known as a major hub of commerce, industry, and culture.
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E.
Kobe
Kobe is a major port city in Japan’s Kansai region, known for its scenic harbor setting, cosmopolitan atmosphere, and famous Kobe beef.
- 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: Kansai International Airport Target entity description: Kansai International Airport is a major international airport in Japan built on an artificial island in Osaka Bay, serving as a key gateway to the Kansai region.
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A.
Osaka
Osaka is Japan's third-largest city and a major economic, cultural, and historical hub known for its vibrant street food, bustling nightlife, and role as a commercial center in the Kansai region.
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B.
Tokyo
Tokyo is Japan’s largest metropolis and a global center of finance, culture, technology, and transportation.
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C.
Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles International Airport is one of the busiest airports in the world and a major international gateway for air travel to and from the United States.
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D.
Osaka Prefecture
Osaka Prefecture is a populous and economically vital region in Japan’s Kansai area, centered on the city of Osaka and known as a major hub of commerce, industry, and culture.
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E.
Kobe
Kobe is a major port city in Japan’s Kansai region, known for its scenic harbor setting, cosmopolitan atmosphere, and famous Kobe beef.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international airport
ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| builtOn | artificial island ⓘ |
| cityServed |
Osaka–Kobe metropolitan area
ⓘ
surface form:
Osaka metropolitan area
|
| commonAbbreviation |
KIX
ⓘ
Kansai International Airport self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Kansai Airport
|
| connectedBy |
bridge
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highway ⓘ rail ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| designedBy | Renzo Piano ⓘ |
| distanceFromCityCentre | approximately 38 km southwest of Osaka ⓘ |
| elevation | 5 m ⓘ |
| handlesTrafficType |
cargo
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domestic passenger ⓘ international passenger ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.kansai-airport.or.jp/ ⓘ |
| hasPassengerTerminalArea | one of the largest in Japan ⓘ |
| hasRunway |
Runway 06L/24R
ⓘ
Runway 06R/24L ⓘ |
| hasTerminal |
Terminal 1
ⓘ
Terminal 2 ⓘ |
| hubFor |
All Nippon Airways
ⓘ
Japan Airlines ⓘ Peach Aviation ⓘ |
| IATAcode | KIX ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | RJBB ⓘ |
| JapaneseName |
Kansai International Airport
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
関西国際空港
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| locatedIn |
Kansai region
ⓘ
Osaka Bay ⓘ Osaka Prefecture ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
constructed on a man-made island in Osaka Bay
ⓘ
major international gateway to western Japan ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1994-09-04 ⓘ |
| operator | Kansai Airports ⓘ |
| partOf | Greater Osaka Area transport network ⓘ |
| previousOperator |
Kansai Airports
ⓘ
surface form:
New Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd.
Kansai Airports ⓘ
surface form:
New Kansai International Airport Company
|
| regionServed | Kansai region ⓘ |
| replaced | most international flights from Osaka International Airport (Itami) ⓘ |
| runwaySurface |
asphalt
ⓘ
concrete ⓘ |
| serves |
Kobe
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Kyoto ⓘ Osaka ⓘ |
| timeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| UTCoffset | +09:00 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kansai International Airport Description of subject: Kansai International Airport is a major international airport in Japan built on an artificial island in Osaka Bay, serving as a key gateway to the Kansai region.
Referenced by (91)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kansai International Airport terminal
this entity surface form:
Kansai International Airport terminal
Kansai International Airport
→
JapaneseName
→
Kansai International Airport
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
関西国際空港
Kansai International Airport
→
commonAbbreviation
→
Kansai International Airport
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Kansai Airport
this entity surface form:
Kansai International Airport (via Hanwa Line connections)
this entity surface form:
Osaka Kansai International Airport
this entity surface form:
Kansai International Airport Terminal 1
subject surface form:
Renzo Piano
this entity surface form:
Kansai International Airport terminal
subject surface form:
Osaka International Airport
subject surface form:
Osaka International Airport
this entity surface form:
Kansai International Airport Terminal 1 (master plan / design involvement)
subject surface form:
Terminal 2 (Kansai International Airport)
subject surface form:
Terminal 2 (Kansai International Airport)
this entity surface form:
Kansai International Airport terminal complex
subject surface form:
Terminal 2 (Kansai International Airport)
this entity surface form:
06R/24L (Kansai International Airport)
subject surface form:
Terminal 2 (Kansai International Airport)
this entity surface form:
06L/24R (Kansai International Airport)
subject surface form:
Terminal 1 (Kansai International Airport)
subject surface form:
Terminal 1 (Kansai International Airport)
subject surface form:
Western Japan
this entity surface form:
Osaka Kansai International Airport terminal
this entity surface form:
Osaka Kansai International Airport
subject surface form:
Kobe Airport
subject surface form:
Airport Line (Nankai)
subject surface form:
Rapit Limited Express