ɪɾ ɪz klˈæsᵻfˌaɪd æz ɐ klˈæs wˈʌn pɹˈɪnsɪpəl mˈeɪdʒɚ dəmˈɛstɪk ˈɛɹpoːɹt baɪ ðə sˈɪvəl ˌeɪvɪˈeɪʃən ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ʌvðə fˈɪlᵻpˌiːnz, ðɪ ˈeɪdʒənsi ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl fɚðɪ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz ʌv ˈɔːl ðɪ ˈɛɹpoːɹts ɪnðə fˈɪlᵻpˌiːnz ɛksklˈuːdɪŋ ðə mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ˈɛɹpoːɹts.
It is classified as a Class 1 principal (major domestic) airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, the agency responsible for the operations of all the airports in the Philippines excluding the major international airports.