ɪt wʌz klˈæsᵻfˌaɪd æz sˈʌtʃ baɪ ðɪ ˈɛɹ tɹænspoːɹtˈeɪʃən ˈɑːfɪs, ɐ bˈɑːdi ʌvðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv tɹænspoːɹtˈeɪʃən ðæt ɪz ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl fɚðɪ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz ʌv ˈɔːl ˈʌðɚɹ ˈɛɹpoːɹts ɪnðə fˈɪlᵻpˌiːnz ɛksˈɛpt ðə mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ˈɛɹpoːɹts.
It was classified as such by the Air Transportation Office, a body of the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the operations of all other airports in the Philippines except the major international airports.