ðɪ ˈɛɹpoːɹt ɪz klˈæsᵻfˌaɪd æz ɐn ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ˈɛɹpoːɹt baɪ ðə sˈɪvəl ˌeɪvɪˈeɪʃən ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ʌvðə fˈɪlᵻpˌiːnz, ɐ bˈɑːdi ʌvðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv tɹænspoːɹtˈeɪʃən ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl fɚðɪ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz ʌv ˈɔːl ˈɛɹpoːɹts ɪnðə fˈɪlᵻpˌiːnz ɛksˈɛpt mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ˈɛɹpoːɹts.
The airport is classified as an international airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, a body of the Department of Transportation responsible for the operations of all airports in the Philippines except major international airports.