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Government chooses Alcochete and the name Luís de Camões

Status: Legally decided As of

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

Decision to build the new airport at the Campo de Tiro de Alcochete, to keep Humberto Delgado only until it opens, and to name it after Luís de Camões (RCM 66/2024).

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MIL-002
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Kind
Event (happened)
State
Achieved
Timeline category
Legal decisions
Responsible institution
Council of Ministers
Topic
Location

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)

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v1Status: Legally decidedFirst published

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Checked against the cited source on 18 Oct 2026.

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