FAQ · FAQ-015

How many runways will it have?

As of

Illustration: Luís de Camões Airport Observatory (original work). Not to scale; not the airport design.

Two in the initial phase, according to the July 2026 design. The 2024 strategic recommendation allowed for expansion to four runways in the long term; that is a different scenario.

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Sources

  1. ANA delivers the technical report for the new Lisbon airportANA – Aeroportos de Portugal (VINCI Airports) · · 2 — Official report, plan or statement Original (opens the issuer’s website)
  2. Government chooses Alcochete as the site of the new airportPortuguese Government (XXIV Constitutional Government) · · 2 — Official report, plan or statement Original (opens the issuer’s website)

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Answer checked against the cited sources on 18 Oct 2026.

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