Under review
Milestone
Government responds to the technical report
Status: Under review
Requests demand scenarios, Code F demonstration and an expansion strategy; not acceptance of the application.
Decision
Environmental impact study submitted
Status: Under review
The study is with APA, the environmental assessment authority.
Decision
Government response to the technical report
Status: Under review
The design is under review; key engineering questions are open.
Decision
Concession application: interim stage
Status: Under review
The complete application has not been submitted or accepted.
Claim
No consultation dates or environmental decision on the APA register
Status: Under review
APA's public register for process AIA 3982 lists ANA as proponent, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing as licensing authority and Benavente and Montijo as municipalities. On 17 and 18 October 2026 the public-consultation…
Claim
Minimum specifications of the concession need updating
Status: Under review
The Government confirmed that some of the minimum specifications in the concession contract are partly out of date and need updating. Of nine changes proposed by ANA, most were considered pertinent; two remained subject…
Claim
Proposed changes: shorter maximum runway length, wider runway separation
Status: Under review
Among the specification changes discussed in 2025 were openness to reducing the maximum runway length, increasing the distance between runways to allow triple independent operations, and more contact stands to allow walk-boarding.
Claim
Government asks for different demand scenarios
Status: Under review
In its 28 September 2026 response the Government welcomed ANA's acknowledgement that its initial traffic projections were inadequate, but asked for different demand scenarios to test the robustness of the airport's sizing over the…
Claim
Government asks ANA to demonstrate Code F compatibility
Status: Under review
The Government identified airside matters needing further demonstration: the configuration of the runways and taxiway network and its full compatibility with Code F aircraft, capacity and operational flexibility.
Claim
Single terminal replaces the earlier Terminal 2 or satellite concept
Status: Under review
ANA's technical report provides for a single passenger terminal and no longer includes the Terminal 2 or satellite terminal of its initial report. The Government asked ANA to justify this and present a clear…