▁serving ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁P ag ad ian , ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Zam bo anga ▁del ▁Sur , ▁and ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Zam bo anga ▁Sib ug ay ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁The ▁CA AP ▁is ▁the ▁arm ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁and ▁Communic ations ▁which ▁oper ates ▁all ▁the ▁air ports ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ▁except ▁the ▁major ▁international ▁air ports . ▁ ▁The ▁air port ▁is ▁located ▁approximately ▁ 5 ▁kilom eters ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁center ▁and ▁is ▁situated ▁in ▁Bar ang ays ▁Mur ic ay ▁and ▁Tig uma ▁in ▁P ag ad ian . ▁ ▁Airlines ▁and ▁destin ations ▁ ▁Ren ov ation ▁and ▁re - open ing ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁air port ▁under w ent ▁a ▁PHP ▁ 3 7 9 . 4 6 ▁million - worth ▁( 8 . 7 2 ▁million ▁US D ) ▁re h abil itation ▁and ▁facility ▁upgrade ▁and ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Form er ▁President ▁Gl oria ▁Mac ap ag al - Ar roy o ▁inaugur ated ▁the ▁renov ated ▁air port . ▁The ▁first ▁aircraft ▁to ▁land ▁on ▁the ▁re h abil itated ▁run way ▁was ▁a ▁F ok ker ▁ 7 0 ▁of ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Air ▁Force ▁carrying ▁the ▁President ial ▁Security ▁Group ▁( PS G ) ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁char tered ▁D orn ier ▁ 3 2 8 ▁of ▁the ▁Royal