ɪt wʌzðə sˈɛkənd bˈɪziɪst ˈɛɹpoːɹt ɪn mˌɪndənˈaʊ, ˈæftɚ fɹænsˈɪskoʊ bˈæŋɡɔɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ˈɛɹpoːɹt ɪn dˈævaʊ sˈɪɾi bᵻfˌoːɹ ðɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋ ʌv lˈæɡwɪndˌɪŋɡən ˈɛɹpoːɹt.
It was the second busiest airport in Mindanao, after Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao City before the opening of Laguindingan Airport.