ðə fˈɜːst ˈɛɹkɹæft tə lˈænd ɔnðə ɹᵻhɐbˈɪlᵻtˌeɪɾᵻd ɹˈʌnweɪ wʌzɐ fˈɑːkɚ sˈɛvənti ʌvðə fˈɪlᵻpˌiːn ˈɛɹ fˈoːɹs kˈæɹiɪŋ ðə pɹˌɛzɪdˈɛnʃəl sᵻkjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi ɡɹˈuːp pˌiːˌɛsdʒˈiː fˈɑːloʊd baɪ ɐ tʃˈɑːɹɾɚd dˈoːɹniɚ θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt ʌvðə ɹˈɔɪəl stˈɑːɹ ˌeɪvɪˈeɪʃən wɪð tˈeɪl nˈʌmbɚɹ ˌɑːɹpˈiːsˈiː ˈeɪt θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt kˈæɹiɪŋ ðə pɹˌɛzɪdˈɛnʃəl ˈɑːntʊɹˌɑːʒ.
The first aircraft to land on the rehabilitated runway was a Fokker 70 of the Philippine Air Force carrying the Presidential Security Group (PSG) followed by a chartered Dornier 328 of the Royal Star Aviation with tail number RP-C8328 carrying the presidential entourage.