Fish Carrier Made Emergency Landing at Sangley Airport

 11 July 2022

A Beech 58 Baron light twin-engine aircraft doing fish cargo run (RP-C5916) made an emergency landing at the runway of the Sangley Airport (RPLS) on 10 July 2022. 

According to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) Spokesperson Eric Apolonio, the aircraft piloted by Captain Jesse Bihasa and co-pilot Capt. Jonathan Uy was heading to Cuyo, Palawan to get their fish cargo. 

After take off from the runway of Sangley, Captain Jesse Bihasa and his co-pilot Jonathan Uy noticed something wrong on the right landing gear after it did not stow properly prompting the pilot to return to the airport. 

CAAP said Captain Jesse Bihasa called Sangley tower for emergency landing. 

According to Bihasa he made his decision to land his aircraft back to Sangley airport because it has better emergency facilities. CAAP air crash investigators are still conducting further investigation on the incident.

MacroAsia Bids Back Sangley

8 November 2021

MacroAsia is bidding again construction of Sangley International Airport, this time with more financial and technical muscles as it submits $10.9-billion unsolicited proposal to design, reclaim, construct, develop, and operate Sangley International Airport in Sangley Point, a former US naval base, in partnership with the local government of Cavite.

The new joint venture dubbed SPIA Development Project Consortium is backed by airport financier Yuchengco Group under Cavitex Holdings Inc., the company responsible for the development, design and construction of the 14-kilometer Manila-Cavite Expressway project, airport builder Samsung C&T Corp. of South Korea, airport operator Munich Airport International GmbH, and London-based airport engineering and architecture services firm Arup Group, to form minority management group.

Yuchengco Group under Cavitex Holdings is engaged in construction, infrastructure development, banking, insurance, and automotive services, among others, is expected to take majority non-management portfolio.

MacroAsia will provide management and technical services for the aviation support and logistics component of the project. However, it will be a non-equity member of the consortium.

The joint-venture proposal was submitted by the group to the Province of Cavite last week for their evaluation.

The group said they submitted the proposal to the office of Cavite Gov. Juanito Victor “Jonvic” Remulla.

Province of Cavite earlier canceled the public-private partnership project with MacroAsia Corp. and the state-run China Communications Construction Co. Ltd. (CCCC) due to financial and funding issues.

According to MacroAsia, Phase 1A of the project involves reclamation of 2,000 hectares of land for the construction of a new 4km. runway, taxiway, and passenger terminal building (PTB) which is estimated to cost $2.3 billion. The PTB will have capacity of 15 million passengers on its opening date. 

Another $2 billion is proposed to be earmark for Phase 1B to expand PTB to accommodate capacity to 25 million passengers.

The second phase of the project involves the construction of the second 4k runway and parallel taxiway with a price tag of $6.6 billion.

Phase 2 also includes construction of another PTB to bring airport capacity to 75 million passengers annually.

The new proposal aims to provide an alternative international gateway for Metro Manila, with a view of easing the congestion at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) while also boosting economic growth and enhancing the local tourism and aviation industries in Cavite.

The consortium said it was ready to start full project development activities as soon as the project award is granted.

Duterte Opens Sangley Airport

 Officially Opens Tomorrow

15 February 2020

Two aviation companies are set to use the Sangley Airport right after its official inauguration on February 15, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Friday.

DOTr Assistant Secretary Goddes Hope Libiran said Alphaland Aviation plans to transfer its Manila-Balesin flights to Sangley, with its inaugural flight taking off on Friday.

“Alphaland will have its first flight tomorrow (Friday) morning. Alphaland operates Balesin routes. Immediately after, they will transfer their operations from Manila and Clark to Sangley,” Libiran said.

Libiran said Cebgo, Cebu Pacific’s budget airline, will also transfer cargo operations at the Sangley Airport. PNA

PAL Subsidiary Wins Sangley Airport Project

Macro Asia Wins JV Partner of Cavite Prov. Government to Develop Sangley

14 February 2020



MacroAsia Corp was selected by the provincial government of Cavite as the joint venture partner for the P100 billion phase 1 development of Sangley Point International Airport Project.

The notice of award was received on Feb. 14, MacroAsia told the stock exchange.

It would take 12 to 18 months from the signing of the joint venture development agreement for the consortium to complete the detailed engineering design, MacroAsia said.

The provincial government of Cavite plans to separately bid out the operations and maintenance of the new international airport.

MacroAsia Wins Bid To Develop Sangley Airport

18 December 2019

Macroasia Corp (MAC.PS) in partnership with China Communications Construction Co Ltd (CCCC) has won ₱100 billion auction to develop Sangley International Airport in partnership with Cavite Provincial government in accordance with the standards set by the Transport Department.

Sangley International Airport is jointly owned by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

“Upon perusal of their submission, their joint venture proposal was deemed complete, subject to detailed evaluation by the PPP (Public Private Partnership) selection committee,” Jesse Grepo, legal officer and secretary of the committee, said Tuesday.

Grepo said the project contained no sovereign guarantees with MacroAsia and Cavite Provincial government taking 45% and 15% respectively, while CCCC takes 40% share.

The Cavite government said the first phase of the project could be opened as early as 2026 with a capacity of 25 million passengers annually.

The Transport Department (DOTr) said the project offered was the second and third stage of Sangley Airport development which would make it capable of servicing the small commercial jet operations by 2025.

Transport Undersecretary for Aviation Manuel Antonio Tamayo said Sangley airport will undergo massive upgrade of facilities starting next year.


Second phase of the project includes construction of new control tower, 12 bay jet apron, new parallel taxiway, administration and support buildings and crash and rescue units capable of supporting Airbus A321Neo and Boeing 737-Max planes, as well as construction of new and bigger passenger terminal building (PTB) with capacity of 5 million passengers per annum, according to plans presented by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to the President.


Tamayo disclosed that transfer of general aviation and turboprop operations is only the beginning for this project as DOTr intends to expand the airport complex to include construction of a bigger apron on the east side where a new 25 million PTB will be constructed for the third phase together with land reclamation component for the construction of a new international standard runway, while the present runway will be converted into a full taxiway.

"We already have the plans. They will be implemented soon. " Tamayo adds.

Meanwhile, airport access road plans are already submitted to the Department of Public Works (DPWH) for review and approval.

CEB Sees Sangley As Cargo Hub

29 October 2019

PALEx Sees it as Clark Alternative

Low Cost Carrier Cebu Pacific (CEB) has made known its intention to make Sangley Airport in Cavite as hub of its cargo aircraft fleet, an official of the budget carrier said Tuesday.

“This will become the hub and base for our two turboprop freighters that we will have in our fleet,” Cebu Pacific vice president for Cargo Division and Cebgo president Alex Reyes said.

Cebu Pacific said there are no plans yet to transfer its turbo prop operations from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to Sangley. Cebgo flights operates out of NAIA Terminal 4 together with other airlines Airswift, Skyjet and Royal Air.

“Ang commitment po namin sa gobyerno is we will operate both our cargo freighters here in Sangley," Reyes said.

Only two turboprop airlines manifest intent to operate at the Sangley airport, CEB and PAL. Of the two, PAL doesn't have landing slots at NAIA airport of its turboprops as all of its flight slots were taken away by bigger aircraft, the Airbus A320.

Civil Aviation Authority Director General Captain Jim Sydiongco disclosed that they already have an airline operator at the airport that will operate at least 20 flights a day but defer the announcement of its commencement to the airline concerned.

Sydiongco did not disclosed the airline. But according to the CNN Philippines interview, he said PAL Express is looking at operating at Sangley Airport.

Sangley Airport Opens

29 October 2019

Department of Transportation holds first of seven operational dry run at Sangley Airport | https://t.co/sDo55hwVGt pic.twitter.com/nrSobPoir0

— CNN Philippines (@cnnphilippines) October 29, 2019

WATCH: Cebu Pacific cargo freighter lands at the Sangley airport’s runway. This is part of the DOTr’s operational dry run to check the readiness of the airport to accommodate passenger flights. | @DYGalvezINQ pic.twitter.com/B2GLLaj4C8

— Inquirer (@inquirerdotnet) October 29, 2019

30 minutes Point to Point Sangley Airport Volvo bus ride to NAIA 1, 2, 3 and 4 via PITX runs every 15 minutes

Free Sangley Airport NAIA 1,2,3 Shuttle Bus transfer. Runs every hour.

Sangley Airport-Seaport Terminal Link to MOA. This is where you wait for 20 minute ferry ride to Metro Manila.

LOOK: Inside the Sangley Airport passenger terminal building. It can accommodate 160 individuals at a given time. pic.twitter.com/1hIXqSY7Wn

— Jacque Manabat (@jacquemanabat) October 29, 2019

Sangley Airport Opens Tomorrow

28 October 2019



The new Sangley Airport Passenger Terminal Building in Cavite is ready to accept passengers beginning Oct. 29, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced Monday.

DOTr said the airport construction was completed Sunday and is now 100 percent complete.

Completed works include asphalt overlay of runway and runway markings, Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) and meteorological facilities installations, clearing of end of the runway, concrete pavement reblocking, installation of two pumps including the drainage system, passenger terminal building and ramp construction, ramp markings, landscaping and streetlight installations.

Also completed were the construction of access road, installation of Flight Information System (FIS), CCTV surveillance system, counter, weighing conveyor, installation of ARFF with two modern fire trucks from Sides France.

The DOTr also disclosed that the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has already positioned a pontoon boat in the pier staging area, while a temporary shelter was completed on October 27.

A planned ferry service to Manila via the Mall of Asia in Pasay is intended to be made available for passengers.

Sangley Approves E-Jets, A220 Services

Limits Commercial Jets to sizes no bigger than A318 /B717

23 July 2019

The Transport Department (DOTr) has said that the E190 E2 of Embraer and Airbus 220-100 can land safely at Sangley Airport when it opens to the public in October. 

The announcement was made after the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) cleared both manufacturer's aircraft from landing at the airport in addition to turboprop planes of major commercial airlines.

CAAP however said that aircraft bigger than Airbus A318 or Boeing B717 planes are still prohibited from using Sangley at this time due to airport infrastructure limitations.

Philippine Airlines (PAL) operates turboprop planes as big as the DHC4s, while Cebu Pacific (CEB)  and other airlines operates the ATR 72-600s, all Code 3C aircraft according to the Air Navigation Services(ANS) of the CAAP.

ANS said both the Embraer and Bombardier planes are likewise classified as 3C aircraft based on the PANS-Aerodrome (Doc9981) an ICAO document which would qualify them to use Sangley. They are similarly sized to BAe146 jets operated by Skyjet, and Royal Air capable of seating between 70-100 passengers.

No airline in the Philippines however operates A318, B717,  E jets or C-series planes at this time. CAAP believes that might change soon as airlines line up jet flight services from that side of Metro Manila airport in addition to turboprop traffic.

DOTr disclosed that Sangley airport passenger terminal building is capable of supporting two flights per hour of this type of jet aircraft or three flights per hour for the turboprop planes.