ɪt wʌz klˈæsᵻfˌaɪd æz ɐ klˈæs wˈʌn pɹˈɪnsɪpəl mˈeɪdʒɚ dəmˈɛstɪk ˈɛɹpoːɹt baɪ ðə sˈɪvəl ˌeɪvɪˈeɪʃən ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ʌvðə fˈɪlᵻpˌiːnz, ɐ bˈɑːdi ʌvðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv tɹænspoːɹtˈeɪʃən ðæt ɪz ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl fɚðɪ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz ˈɛɹpoːɹts ɪnðə fˈɪlᵻpˌiːnz ɛksˈɛpt mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl wˌʌnz.
It was classified as a Class 1 principal (major domestic) airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, a body of the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the operations airports in the Philippines (except major international ones).