əpˌɑːn ðɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋ ʌvðə nˈuː ˈɛɹpoːɹt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks, ɪt hɐz sˈɪns ɡˈɑːʔn̩ hˈoʊld ʌvðə ɹˈɛkɚd æz ðə bˈɪɡɪst ˈɛɹpoːɹt fəsˈɪlᵻɾi ɪnðɪ ˈaɪlənd ʌv mˌɪndənˈaʊ, wˌɪtʃ hɐz ðˈɛn bɪkˌʌm ɐ vˈɛɹi pɹˈɑːmɪsɪŋ ɐdˈɪʃən tə ðə pətˈɛnʃəl ʌvðə sˈɪɾi ɪn ɪts bˈɪd tə bɪkˌʌm ˈeɪ "bˈuːm tˈaʊn"—wˌɪtʃ mˈiːnz ɹˈæpɪdli dɪvˈɛləpɪŋ ˈɜːbən sˈɛntɚ—æz ɪt wʌz ˌɪndˈiːd dˈʌbd ˌæzˌɪz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə tˈaɪm.
Upon the opening of the new airport in 1996, it has since gotten hold of the record as the biggest airport facility in the island of Mindanao, which has then become a very promising addition to the potential of the city in its bid to become a "Boom Town"—which means rapidly developing urban center—as it was indeed dubbed as is during the time.