 The airport is classified as a Class 2 principal (minor domestic) airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), a body of the Department of Transportation and Communications that is responsible for the operations of not only this airport but also of all other airports in the Philippines except the major international airports.Siargao Airport was built in 1963 by the late President Diosdado Macapagal.In 2008, President Gloria Arroyo initiated a project called Super Regions Program which aims to improve economic activity through infrastructure project.