ðɪ ˈɛɹpoːɹt ɪz kˈɜːɹəntli klˈæsᵻfˌaɪd æz ɐ klˈæs wˈʌn pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ˈɛɹpoːɹt, baɪ ðə sˈɪvəl ˌeɪvɪˈeɪʃən ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ʌvðə fˈɪlᵻpˌiːnz, ɐ bˈɑːdi ʌvðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv tɹænspoːɹtˈeɪʃən ðæt ɪz ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl fɚðɪ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz ʌv mˈoʊst mˈaɪnɚ ænd dəmˈɛstɪk ˈɛɹpoːɹts sˈɜːvɪŋ vˈɛɹiəs pˈɑːɹts ʌvðə kˈʌntɹi.
The airport is currently classified as a Class 1 principal airport, by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, a body of the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the operations of most minor and domestic airports serving various parts of the country.