ðə nˈuː ˈɛɹpoːɹt ɪmˈiːdɪətli ɹᵻplˈeɪst ðɪ ˈoʊld ænd smˈɔːlɚ bjˈuːeɪən ˈɛɹpoːɹt ɪn bˈæɹɐŋɡˌeɪ bjˈuːeɪən, wˌɪtʃ hˈæzbiːn kənvˈɜːɾᵻd ˌɪntʊ ɐn ˈɛɹ stˈeɪʃən fɚðə fˈɪlᵻpˌiːn ˈɛɹ fˈoːɹs ænd ɹᵻnˈeɪmd "ɹˈɑːdʒɑː bjˈuːeɪən ˈɛɹ bˈeɪs".
The new airport immediately replaced the old and smaller Buayan Airport in Barangay Buayan, which has been converted into an air station for the Philippine Air Force and renamed "Rajah Buayan Air Base".