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]