It is classified as a Class 1 principal (major domestic) airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.

The Tacloban Airport was effectively destroyed by winds averaging to 314 km/h (195 mph) and a 4.0-meter (13 ft) storm surge.

[4] On January 17, 2015, Pope Francis celebrated an open-air Mass at the airport apron that attracted nearly half a million pilgrims coming from all over the country to remember the effects of Typhoon Haiyan.

[9] Part of the development project is the construction of the new terminal building and the extension of the runway from 2,100 to 2,500 meters (6,900 to 8,200 ft).

[9] On September 15, 2020, then-House Majority Leader and Leyte's 1st district representative Martin Romualdez unveiled the approved design of the terminal.

[11] Construction on the ₱1.96 billion terminal with a capacity of 1,670 passengers started in the same year and is halfway complete as of March 2023.

The administrative building houses the offices of airport staff and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.