ðɪ ˈɛɹpoːɹt ɪz klˈæsᵻfˌaɪd æz ɐ pɹˈɪnsɪpəl klˈæs wˈʌn dəmˈɛstɪk ˈɛɹpoːɹt baɪ ðə sˈɪvəl ˌeɪvɪˈeɪʃən ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ʌvðə fˈɪlᵻpˌiːnz, ɐn ˈeɪdʒənsi ʌvðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv tɹænspoːɹtˈeɪʃən ðæt ɪz ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl fɚðɪ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz ʌv nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli ðɪs ˈɛɹpoːɹt bˌʌt ˈɔːlsoʊ ʌv ˈɔːl ˈʌðɚɹ ˈɛɹpoːɹts ɪnðə fˈɪlᵻpˌiːnz, ɛksˈɛpt ðə mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ˈɛɹpoːɹts.
The airport is classified as a Principal class 1 domestic airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, an agency of the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the operations of not only this airport but also of all other airports in the Philippines, except the major international airports.