Matsapha Airport
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Matsapha Airport is a small public airport in Eswatini that historically served as the country’s main international gateway before most commercial flights moved to King Mswati III International Airport.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Matsapha Airport canonical | 2 |
| Matsapha International Airport (defunct for commercial flights) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11261186 — 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: Matsapha Airport Context triple: [Matsapha, hasAirport, Matsapha Airport]
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A.
Mthatha Airport
Mthatha Airport is a regional airport in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa, providing domestic air services to the surrounding area.
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B.
Ulundi Airport
Ulundi Airport is a regional airport serving the town of Ulundi in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, providing air connectivity for passengers and local government activities.
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C.
Hosea Kutako International Airport
Hosea Kutako International Airport is the main international gateway to Namibia, serving the capital city of Windhoek and handling the majority of the country’s long-haul and regional air traffic.
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D.
Moshoeshoe I International Airport
Moshoeshoe I International Airport is the main international airport serving Lesotho, located near the capital city of Maseru.
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E.
Polokwane International Airport
Polokwane International Airport is a regional airport in South Africa’s Limpopo province that serves as the primary air gateway to the city of Polokwane and its surrounding areas.
- 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: Matsapha Airport Target entity description: Matsapha Airport is a small public airport in Eswatini that historically served as the country’s main international gateway before most commercial flights moved to King Mswati III International Airport.
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A.
Mthatha Airport
Mthatha Airport is a regional airport in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa, providing domestic air services to the surrounding area.
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B.
Ulundi Airport
Ulundi Airport is a regional airport serving the town of Ulundi in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, providing air connectivity for passengers and local government activities.
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C.
Hosea Kutako International Airport
Hosea Kutako International Airport is the main international gateway to Namibia, serving the capital city of Windhoek and handling the majority of the country’s long-haul and regional air traffic.
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D.
Moshoeshoe I International Airport
Moshoeshoe I International Airport is the main international airport serving Lesotho, located near the capital city of Maseru.
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E.
Polokwane International Airport
Polokwane International Airport is a regional airport in South Africa’s Limpopo province that serves as the primary air gateway to the city of Polokwane and its surrounding areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airport
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public airport ⓘ |
| cityServed |
Manzini
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Mbabane ⓘ |
| commercialTrafficStatus | most scheduled international flights moved to King Mswati III International Airport ⓘ |
| country | Eswatini ⓘ |
| elevation |
2075 feet
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632 metres ⓘ |
| formerRole | main international airport of Eswatini ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
control tower
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runway lighting ⓘ |
| hasTerminal | passenger terminal ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | served as Eswatini’s main international gateway for many years ⓘ |
| IATAcode | MTS ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | FDMS ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eswatini
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Manzini Region ⓘ Matsapha ⓘ |
| near |
Manzini city
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linked to:
Manzini
Matsapha industrial town ⓘ
linked to:
Matsapha Industrial Estate
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| operator | Government of Eswatini ⓘ |
| primaryUseAfter2014 |
occasional charter flights
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royal and military flights ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| regionServed | central Eswatini ⓘ |
| replacedBy | King Mswati III International Airport ⓘ |
| runwayCount | 1 ⓘ |
| runwayDesignation | 08/26 ⓘ |
| runwayLength |
2600 metres
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8530 feet ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| serves | Manzini ⓘ |
| status | open ⓘ |
| timezone | SAST ⓘ |
| usedFor |
charter flights
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domestic flights ⓘ military flights ⓘ public aviation ⓘ royal flights ⓘ |
| UTCoffset | +2 ⓘ |
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: Matsapha Airport Description of subject: Matsapha Airport is a small public airport in Eswatini that historically served as the country’s main international gateway before most commercial flights moved to King Mswati III International Airport.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Matsapha Industrial Estate
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servedBy
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Matsapha International Airport (defunct for commercial flights)
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linked to: Matsapha Airport