Balesin Airport

Paliparan ng Balesin (Filipino)
Summary
Airport typePrivate
Owner/OperatorAlphaland Corp.
LocationBalesin Island, Polillo, Quezon
Elevation AMSL8 m / 25 ft
Coordinates14°25′09″N 122°02′21″E / 14.41917°N 122.03917°E / 14.41917; 122.03917
Map
RPLE is located in Luzon
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Location in the Philippines
RPLE is located in Philippines
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RPLE (Philippines)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 1,527 5,010 Concrete
Sources: Balesin Island Club[2]

Balesin Airport (Filipino: Paliparan ng Balesin) (IATA: BSI, ICAO: RPLE) is a private airport serving Balesin Island, an island under the jurisdiction of Polillo, Quezon but currently occupied and operated by Alphaland Corporation as a membership resort.

It is also known as the E.L. Tordesillas Airport, after the island's original owner Edgardo Tordesillas, when it still had an unpaved runway.[3] The runway is now paved with concrete, and has a length of about 1,500 meters.[3] The airport is currently served by charter flights for resort guests.

The runway also serves as a rainwater catchment. Its constructed at a certain angle to redirect freshwater to nearby reservoirs and ponds.[4]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Alphaland Aviation Charter: Manila–Sangley Point

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

  1. ^ Aeronautical Information and Communications Division (January 2017). "Monthly NOTAM Summary, 01/17" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Balesin Island: Location". Alphaland Corporation. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Alphaland Balesin Island Club brochure" (PDF). Alphaland Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  4. ^ Arnaldo, Maria Stella (June 22, 2017). "UNWTO cites Ongpin resort's sustainable-tourism program". BusinessMirror. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  5. ^ Ozaeta, Arnel (19 October 2013). "Plane overshoots Balesin resort airstrip". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

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