{"id":5778,"date":"2020-01-05T03:10:29","date_gmt":"2020-01-04T16:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/?p=5778"},"modified":"2020-01-05T03:20:34","modified_gmt":"2020-01-04T16:20:34","slug":"sangley-airport-in-cavite-city-is-undergoing-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/?p=5778","title":{"rendered":"Sangley Airport in Cavite City is  undergoing transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"> <strong><em>As seen on the August 2019 issue of The Philippine Sentinel<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Article_SangleyPoint01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5779\" width=\"573\" height=\"231\"\/><figcaption><em>One of the hangars being built at Sangley Point. According to the Department of Transportation, the airport project is half complete<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Sangley Point was formerly a\ntrading post for Spanish galleons until it became a military base once held by\nUnited States naval forces. If plans do not miscarry, the airport will open in\nNovember, this time to civilian aircraft under an urgent P486-million airport\nproject. The intention is to decongest the over-crowded Ninoy Aquino Airport in\nPasay City. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Cavite City residents feel\nthat an airport will spur economic activity in the city where no progress had\nhappened after the Americans left 48 years ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Within a few months from\nnow, people expect to see private jets, fish runs (small planes delivering\nfresh seafood from the provinces), and cargo planes in and out of a peninsula\njutting out into the Manila Bay. The intention is to handle domestic flights\nplus ferry trips that will reduce the 27-kilometer distance between Sangley and\nSM Mall of Asia in Pasay City into a mere 18-to-24-minute ride. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">According to Malaca\u00f1ang\nPalace sources, President Duterte is in a hurry to transfer domestic flights to\nCavite City. A recent lightning storm that struck and delayed dozens of flights\nat NAIA last June was apparently the main reason why construction is being\nrushed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since July, between 40 and\n70 personnel have been working day and night, and government officials are\noptimistic they can finish the project on time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Philippine Airlines, AirAsia and Cebu Pacific have made commitments to move their turboprops to Sangley. There are about 50 flights of general aviation a day at NAIA, competing with the bigger aircrafts for runway use and terminal slots at the airport. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Four options for Aircrafts <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Article_SangleyPoint02.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5780\" width=\"572\" height=\"469\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Aside from the Ninoy Aquino\nInternational Airport and the exclusive terminal owned used by Philippine\nAirlines, there is also the Bulacan Airport, the Clark International Airport in\nMabalacat, Pampanga and the soon-to-be-completed Sangley Point Airport in Cavite\nCity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">The single 2.4-km runway, built by the\nAmericans after World War II, has been \u201crehabilitated\u201d with a fresh asphalt\noverlay. \u03a9<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As seen on the August 2019 issue of The Philippine Sentinel Sangley Point was formerly a trading post for Spanish galleons until it became a military base once held by United States naval forces. 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