At one point, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, then known as "Philippine Air Transportation Office", which was already having difficulty managing vehicular traffic around the airport, proposed banning cargo and delivery trucks from passing through the road in front of the terminal building.

The site of Iloilo International Airport is close to Barangay Tiring, where a World War II airfield formerly stood.

Senator Franklin Drilon who was instrumental in the realization of this project introduced the president and also gave his message.

Congressman Jerry Treñas, Governor Arthur Defensor Sr., Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog led the local officials who welcomed President Aquino.

High-Level Policy Dialogue on Food Security and the Blue Economy and Related Meetings on September 28 to October 6, 2015