Not sure that is bad news - I always think San Javier is a nice " family friendly " sort of airport. By contrast Alicante is a chore; you could get lost getting from the car park to arrivals - and again on the way back and I imagine Corvera will be much the same. Seeing that improvement work is still in progress at San Javier I wonder if there is some though that it would continue, in a smaller way, to handle civilian flights. The landing and handling fees would surely help offset the costs to the military operations. And, on a selfish note, I like the view out the window on the approach to San Javier - though I doubt that will carry much weight with the powers that be !