# Balesin Island Airport (BSI / RPLE)

**Balesin Island Airport** (IATA: BSI, ICAO: RPLE) is a small airport in Balesin, Basilan Province, Philippines. It has one runway, 1,527 m (5,010 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by Alphaland Corporation.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rple

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BSI / RPLE
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alphaland Corporation
- Serves: Balesin, Basilan Province, Philippines
- Elevation: 8 m / 25 ft
- Coordinates: 14.4186, 122.0392
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,527 m / 5,010 ft
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Asia/Manila
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._L._Tordesillas_Airport (2 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23048109
- Ident: RPLE

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 1,527 m / 5,010 ft | 31 m / 100 ft | Concrete | 041° / 221° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,527 m / 5,010 ft | =6,309 of 29,858 | #1,346 in Asia | #42 in PH |
| Elevation | 8 m / 25 ft | =40,896 of 43,403 | =2,845 in Asia | =143 in PH |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =3 in PH |

## Nearby airports

- [RPLY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rply.md) Alabat Island Airport · 24 km / 15 mi
- [RPLJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rplj.md) Jomalig Island Airport · 45 km / 28 mi
- [RP12](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rp12.md) Pagbilao Grande Island Airport · 66 km / 41 mi
- [RPUP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpup.md) Jose Panganiban (Larap) Airstrip · 67 km / 42 mi
- [RPLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ph-0108.md) Camp Capinpin Airstrip · 74 km / 46 mi
- [PH-0020](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ph-0020.md) Paracale Airstrip · 83 km / 52 mi

## Sources

- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rple/data