ɪɾ ɪz 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 ʌv ˈɔːl ˈɛɹpoːɹts ɪnðə fˈɪlᵻpˌiːnz ɛksˈɛpt ðə mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ˈɛɹpoːɹts.
It is 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 of all airports in the Philippines except the major international airports.