# Basilio Fernando Air Base, Lipa, Philippines

**Basilio Fernando Air Base** is a small airport in Lipa, Batangas Province, Philippines. It opened in 1942. It has one runway, 1,510 m (4,953 ft) long, paved. It is operated by Philippine Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Philippine Air Force
- Serves: Lipa, Batangas Province, Philippines
- Opened: 1942
- Elevation: 372 m / 1,220 ft
- Coordinates: 13.9550, 121.1250
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,510 m / 4,953 ft
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Asia/Manila
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilio_Fernando_Air_Base (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5444577
- Ident: RPUL

## Timeline

- 1942: Basilio Fernando Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 1,510 m / 4,953 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Paved | 031° / 211° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,510 m / 4,953 ft | #6,932 of 29,858 | #1,357 in Asia | #43 in PH |
| Elevation | 372 m / 1,220 ft | =14,743 of 43,403 | =997 in Asia | #13 in PH |
| Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =130 in Asia | #7 in PH |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =3 in PH |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | AIR GND | 652.500 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [PH-0089](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ph-0089.md) Manny W Barradas Airstrip · 16 km / 9.8 mi
- [PH-0005](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ph-0005.md) Tuy Airstrip · 43 km / 26 mi
- [RPUK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpuk.md) Calapan National Airport · 60 km / 37 mi
- [MNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpll.md) Ninoy Aquino International Airport · 63 km / 39 mi
- [SGL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpls.md) Danilo Atienza Air Base · 65 km / 40 mi
- [RP12](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rp12.md) Pagbilao Grande Island Airport · 67 km / 42 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/rpul/data