New runway at Malaga
I see from the model layout in the departures hall at Malaga airport that the new runway, due to open in 2010, lies in the general direction of Guadalhorce Nature Reserve. This reserve is a favourite haunt of large flocks of migrating birds in spring and autumn. The reserve is located at the estuary of the Guadalhorce river. Unfortunately, the coverage of the model is confined to the airfield boundaries and does not extend as far as the reserve.
Researching the web, I tried to find whether the extended centreline of the new runway will pass directly over the reserve or to one side. I found a reference to an Environmental Impact Statement "Official Gazette of the Spanish State, BOE No. 240, dated 7 October 2003 (pages 36306-36313)" but could not get the actual text.
Does any member of this forum have a copy of this EIS and if so, could he/she post the relevant extract on the forum?
Can anyone on the forum supply information on the proposed arrival and departure procedures for the new runway?