ðɪ ˈɛɹpoːɹt ɪz nˈeɪmd ˈæftɚɹ ˈiːvlɪˌoʊ hˌɑːvɪˈɛɹ, ɐ mˈɑːɹkoʊzkɹˈɪɾɪk pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃən hˌuː sˈɜːvd æz æntˈiːkz ɡˈʌvɚnɚ fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ænd wʌz ɐsˈæsᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd ˌɔn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi ɪlˈɛvən, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks, dʒˈʌst tˈuː wˈiːks bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə pˈiːpəl pˈaʊɚ ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃən.
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.