The US is funding a feasibility study for an airport at a former naval base in the Philippines, a move seen as strengthening US logistical access and interoperability in the South China Sea. Analysts suggest the Sangley Point International Airport project has strategic importance beyond commercial aviation.

A proposed airport on a former US naval base in the Philippines near the entrance to Manila Bay is drawing fresh strategic attention after Washington agreed to fund a feasibility study, a move analysts say fits into US efforts to strengthen logistics, access and interoperability with the country in the South China Sea. Experts said the proposed Sangley Point International Airport in Cavite could become more than a commercial aviation project because of its access to the South China Sea and the.....