Evelio B. Javier Airport

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Evelio B. Javier Airport

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Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/Operator Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
Serves San Jose de Buenavista
Location San Jose de Buenavista, Antique
Elevation  AMSL 7 m / 23 ft
Coordinates 10°45′57″N121°56′00″E / 10.76583°N 121.93333°E / 10.76583; 121.93333
Evelio B. Javier Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
18/361,2003,937 Composite
Statistics (2021)
PassengersNone
Aircraft movementsNone
Cargo (in kgs)None
Source: CAAP [1]

Evelio B. Javier Airport( IATA : EUQ, ICAO : RPVS), also known as San Jose Airport and officially as Antique Airport, is an airport serving San Jose de Buenavista and the province of Antique in the Philippines. It is the only airport in Antique province.

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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, [2] a body of the Department of Transportation 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 Marcos-critic politician who served as Antique's governor from 1971 to 1980 and was assassinated on February 11, 1986, just two weeks before the People Power Revolution. [3] It was partially renovated with the help of Senator Loren Legarda and Antique Governor Rhodora Cadiao. The Airport Terminal Building and other Facilities is being planned for reconstruction to accommodate more passengers and planes. Prior to the renovation, the airport was not operational due to a lack of passengers travelling from Antique to Manila. [4]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
PAL Express Manila

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    References

    1. "Aircraft, Passenger, and Cargo Movements". Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
    2. "Airport Particular Updated as of JUNE 2020" (PDF). CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY OF THE PHILIPPINES. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
    3. Yap, Tara (25 March 2021). "Antique governor: Airport name will not erase hero's legacy". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
    4. Petinglay, Annabel Consuelo (1 October 2018). "PAL opens Antique-Clark flight". www.pna.gov.ph. Retrieved 17 January 2022.