This World War II airfield was called the CABATUAN AIRFIELD by the Imperial Japanese Army, which operated it during the war. It was named after the municipality where it was entirely located, Cabatuan, Iloilo, Philippines.

It was also referred to as Tiring Landing Field by others but this was an inaccurate name as the airfield had installations in adjacent Cabatuan barrios as well, not just in Barrio Tiring, Cabatuan.

Another erroneous name was Santa Barbara Airfield, erroneous because the airfield was not located in the neighboring town. It's important to note that there was never any airfield nor airport in Santa Barbara. All the barrios associated with Cabatuan Airfield were situated in Cabatuan, Iloilo, i.e. Barrio Tiring, Barrio Gaub, Barrio Tabucan.

The current Iloilo Airport, or Cabatuan Airport, which sits on the site of the old Cabatuan Airfield, is also located entirely within Cabatuan, Iloilo.

The following are pages in the Japanese Officer Lieut. Toshimi Kumai's book "The Blood and Mud in the Philippines: Anti-Guerilla Warfare on Panay Island" where CABATUAN AIRFIELD is mentioned