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The new airport is to replace Humberto Delgado completely

Status: Legally decided As of

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

Humberto Delgado Airport is to be kept, with increased capacity, only until the new airport is operational. The new airport is to become the region's only airport once fully built.

O NAL será o aeroporto único da região, quando estiver completamente construído e operacional

Original wording (short quotation) — Council of Ministers

Record details

Record ID
CLM-002
As-of date
First seen by the observatory
Last verified
Form
Short quotation
Claimant (organisation or office)
Council of Ministers
Date the claim was made
Type of proposition
Fact
Binding nature
Binding
Topic
Humberto Delgado Airport, Location
Institution
Council of Ministers, Portuguese Government

Sources

  1. Council of Ministers Resolution 66/2024Diário da República · · 1 — Legal decision or regulation 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)

Version history

Earlier versions are never overwritten. Each row is a snapshot recorded when an editor approved a change.

VersionRecordedStatus thenChange note
v1Status: Legally decidedFirst published

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The legal text was not re-read in this build (client-rendered page); the claim relies on the 17 Oct 2026 research dossier and the Government's announcement.

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