Airport type Public 18/36 1,200 Elevation 7 m | Elevation AMSL 7 m / 23 ft Code EUQ | |
Operator Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines Serves San Jose de Buenavista, Antique Location Barangay Funda-Dalipe, San Jose de Buenavista, Antique Address San Jose de Buenavista, Antique, Philippines Similar Centillion House, Civil Aviation Authority, Adelaide Tourists and Trav, Advance Central College, National Food Authority | ||
Evelio Javier Airport (Hiligaynon: Hulugpaan sang Evelio Javier, Tagalog: Paliparang Evelio Javier) (IATA: EUQ, ICAO: RPVS), also known as Antique Airport and San Jose Airport, is the only airport in the province of Antique in the Philippines. The airport is located in the provincial capital San Jose de Buenavista, and is classified as a Class 2 principal (minor domestic) airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, 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.
The airport is named after Evelio Javier, a former governor of Antique and a vocal critic of former president Ferdinand Marcos. He was assassinated in 1986.