E. L. Tordesillas Airport Explained

E. L. Tordesillas Airport
Nativename:Paliparan ng E. L. Tordesillas
Iata:BSI
Icao:RPLE[1]
Type:Private
Owner-Oper:Alphaland Corp.
Location:Balesin Island, Polillo, Quezon
Elevation-F:25
Elevation-M:8
Metric-Elev:yes
Coordinates:14.4192°N 122.0392°W
Pushpin Map:Luzon mainland#Philippines
Pushpin Label:RPLE
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Luzon##Location in the Philippines
R1-Number:05/23
R1-Length-F:5,010
R1-Length-M:1,527
R1-Surface:Concrete
Metric-Rwy:yes
Footnotes:Sources: Balesin Island Club[2]

E. L. Tordesillas Airport (Filipino; Pilipino: Paliparan ng E. L. Tordesillas), also known as Balesin Airport, 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 named after the island's original owner Edgardo Tordesillas. The runway is 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Monthly NOTAM Summary, 01/17 . Aeronautical Information and Communications Division . January 2017 . Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines . 10 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170829034147/http://ats.caap.gov.ph/FORMS/ntmsumBJAN2017EAD.pdf . 29 August 2017 . dead .
  2. Web site: Balesin Island: Location. Alphaland Corporation. 28 January 2016.
  3. Web site: Alphaland Balesin Island Club brochure . Alphaland Corporation . 10 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160807011457/http://www.alphaland.com.ph/fileadmin/Balesin_Brochure_Final.pdf . 7 August 2016 . dead .
  4. News: Arnaldo . Maria Stella . UNWTO cites Ongpin resort's sustainable-tourism program . September 9, 2020 . BusinessMirror . June 22, 2017.
  5. News: Plane overshoots Balesin resort airstrip. Arnel. Ozaeta. 19 October 2013. ABS-CBN News. 29 May 2019.