Bel-Air Village
| Bel-Air Village | |
|---|---|
| Village & Barangay | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | National Capital Region |
| City | Makati City |
| District | 1st district of Makati City |
| Government | |
| • Type | Barangay |
| • Barangay Captain | Constancia Q. Lichauco |
| Area | |
| • Land | 787.234 km2 (303.953 sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| Postal Code | 1209 |
| Area code(s) | 2 |
Bel-Air refers to both a private subdivision and gated community, and a barangay in Makati City, Philippines. To the north, the village itself is bound by Neptune-Anza-Orion-Mercedes-Amapola Streets, Estrella Street on the northeast, Epifanio de los Santos Avenue on the southeast, Jupiter Street on the southwest, and Nicanor Garcia Street (formerly Reposo) on the northwest. It encompasses a total land area of 787,234 square meters and is roughly shaped like a tobacco pipe. Bel-Air Village was developed in four phases, and consists of 950 lots, thirty-two streets and two well-developed parks in Phases II and III, each with covered badminton/basketball courts. Makati Avenue separates Phase II from the rest of the subdivision. The village is managed by the Bel-Air Village Association (BAVA), and comprises only a portion of Barangay Bel-Air, which now includes Ayala North, Gil Puyat Avenue Extension, the Ayala Triangle, and the entire Salcedo Village. The current Barangay Captain is Mrs. Constancia Lichauco.
In the early part of the 20th century, the area currently occupied by Bel-Air Village was part of the former Nielson Airport in Nielson Field, Rizal Province, Luzon. At the time, this airport was the only commercial flight server in Manila. The runways of Nielsen Airport were wide and macadamized roads that are now the major thoroughfares known as Ayala Avenue and Paseo de Roxas. Philippine Airlines, which was then owned by Don Andres Soriano, Sr., operated domestic flights from Manila to Baguio and Paracale, with 9-passenger twin engine planes flown by American pilots.
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