AirportsBalesin Island Airport is a small airport serving Balesin, in Basilan Province, Philippines. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BSI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BSI
- ICAO code
- RPLE
- City
- Balesin
- State or region
- Basilan Province
- Country
- Philippines
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 14.4186° N, 122.0392° E
- Elevation
- 8 m (25 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,527 m (5,010 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BSI means Balesin Island Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RPLE. ICAO codes that begin with R belong to East Asia, including Japan, Korea and the Philippines. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 14.4186° N, 122.0392° E. It stands 8 metres (25 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Tayabas, about 65 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Manila, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Balesin Island Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,527 metres (5,010 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 43 airports of Philippines on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 32.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 1,527 m 5,010 ft | 30 m | Concrete | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ninoy Aquino International AirportManila (Pasay) | MNL | 110 km |
| Naga AirportNaga | WNP | 162 km |
| Clark International Airport / Clark Air BaseMabalacat | CRK | 180 km |
| Subic Bay International Airport / Naval Air Station Cubi PointOlongapo | SFS | 195 km |
| Bicol International AirportLegazpi | DRP | 229 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,876 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,245 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,011 km | 8 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,834 km | 13 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,679 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,665 km | 14 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,458 km | 3 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 2,942 km | 4 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 6,200 km | 8 h 00 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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