sˈɪtʃuːˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn fˈæɾɪmə, dʒˈɛnɚɹəl sˈæntoʊz, ɪɾ ɪz ðə lˈɑːɹdʒɪst ˈɛɹpoːɹt ɔnðɪ ˈaɪlənd ʌv mˌɪndənˈaʊ ænd ɪz əfˈɪʃəli klˈæsᵻfˌaɪd æz ɐn ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ˈɛɹpoːɹt baɪ ðə sˈɪvəl ˌeɪvɪˈeɪʃən ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ʌvðə fˈɪlᵻpˌiːnz kˈɑːp, ɐ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt bjˈʊɹɹoʊ wˌɪtʃ ɪz ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl fɚðə mˈænɪdʒmənt ænd ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz ʌv dʒˈɛnɚɹəl sˈæntoʊz ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ˈɛɹpoːɹt ænd ˈɔːl ˈʌðɚɹ ˈɛɹpoːɹts ɪnðə kˈʌntɹi ɛksˈɛpt ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚɹ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ˈɛɹpoːɹts.
Situated in Fatima, General Santos, it is the largest airport on the island of Mindanao and is officially classified as an international airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), a government bureau which is responsible for the management and operations of General Santos International Airport and all other airports in the country except regular international airports.