Naval Station Sangley Point

This article is about the former U.S. Naval Station – Sangley Point. For its current operations as a Philippine military base, see Danilo Atienza Air Base and Naval Base Cavite.

U.S. Naval Station Sangley Point
Cavite City, Cavite Philippines
TypeMilitary base
Site information
Controlled byUnited States Navy
Site history
Built1898
In use1898 – 1971 (U.S. Naval Facility)
Airfield information
Summary
Elevation AMSL8 ft / 2.44 m
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
07/25 7,769 2,367 Asphalt

Naval Station Sangley Point was a communication and hospital 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. The station was a part of the Cavite Navy Yard across the peninsula. The naval station had a runway that was built after World War II, which was used by U.S. Navy Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Lockheed P-3 Orion, and Martin P4M Mercator maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft. An adjacent seaplane runway, ramp area and seaplane tender berths also supported Martin P5M Marlin maritime patrol aircraft until that type's retirement from active naval service in the late 1960s. NAS Sangley Point/NAVSTA Sangley Point was also used extensively during the Vietnam War, primarily for U.S. Navy patrol squadrons forward deployed from the United States on six-month rotations. The naval station was turned over to the Philippine government in 1971. It is now operated by the Philippine Air Force and Philippine Navy.