Sangley Point Naval Air Base - Danilo Atienza Air Base (RPLS/SGL) (Cavite City)

Philippines / Southern Tagalog / Cavite / Cavite City
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ICAO: RPLS
IATA: SGL

Shared Philippine Air Force-Navy installation. Sangley Point was a major ship-repair and supply facility of the United States Navy, which occupied the northern portion of the Cavite City peninsula and is surrounded by Manila Bay, approximately eight miles southwest of Manila, the Philippines. Up until World War II, the station was headquarters of the U.S. Asiatic Fleet. The naval station had a runway, which was used by U.S. Navy patrol planes. It was also used extensively during the Vietnam War. The naval station was turned over to the Philippine government in 1971.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Station_Sangley_Point
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Coordinates:   14°29'39"N   120°54'21"E

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  • The transfer of general aviation from NAIA to Sangley Point naval station in Cavite is one option, Iyog said, which could decrease the load by as much as 17 percent on total daily flights at the Manila airport.
  • soon to replace by NAIA
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