38 terms
- Aircraft stand Posição de estacionamento
- A parking position for an aircraft. VINCI cites 120 for the new airport. Source: VINCI Airports
- Airport charges Taxas aeroportuárias
- Fees airlines pay the airport operator, usually passed on to passengers. Source: Portuguese Government (XXV Constitutional Government)
- Airside Lado ar
- The parts of an airport beyond security used by aircraft: runways, taxiways, aprons and stands. Source: Portuguese Government — Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing
- Campo de Tiro de Alcochete CTA Campo de Tiro de Alcochete
- The military firing range, mostly in Benavente, chosen as the airport's site. Source: Diário da República Source: OpenStreetMap contributors
- Code F Código F
- The largest category in the international aerodrome reference code, for aircraft with the widest wingspans. Runways, taxiways and stands must be designed to accommodate it. Source: Portuguese Government — Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing
- Complete application Candidatura completa
- The final application ANA must deliver by 16 January 2028, containing the final versions of all reports. Source: Portuguese Government — Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing
- Concession contract Contrato de concessão
- The contract under which ANA operates Portugal's main airports and under which it must apply to build the new one. Source: Portuguese Government — Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing
- Concessionaire Concessionária
- The company holding the concession: ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal. Source: Portuguese Government — Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing
- Constant (2024) prices Preços constantes (de 2024)
- Amounts expressed in the value of money in a base year, excluding later inflation. Source: Portuguese Government (XXV Constitutional Government)
- Contact boarding bridge Ponte de embarque em contacto
- An enclosed walkway between the terminal and the aircraft door. The design has 72. Source: ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal (VINCI Airports)
- Council of Ministers resolution RCM Resolução do Conselho de Ministros
- A formal government decision published in the Diário da República. RCM 66/2024 chose the airport's site. Source: Diário da República
- Demilitarisation Desmilitarização
- Clearing and releasing military land, including removal of munitions, so it can be used for civil purposes. Source: Diário da República
- Diário da República DR Diário da República
- Portugal's official gazette, where laws and resolutions are published. Source: Diário da República
- Environmental impact assessment AIA Avaliação de impacte ambiental
- The legal procedure in which an authority assesses a project's environmental effects before it can be licensed. For this airport it is APA process AIA 3982. Source: Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente (SIAIA)
- Environmental impact declaration DIA Declaração de Impacte Ambiental
- The decision at the end of the assessment: favourable, conditionally favourable or unfavourable. None had been issued for the current project at the baseline date. Source: Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente (SIAIA)
- Environmental impact study EIA Estudo de Impacte Ambiental
- The document the proponent submits for the assessment. ANA delivered the airport's study, about 5,000 pages, on 31 July 2026. Source: ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal (VINCI Airports)
- Grantor Concedente
- The State, which grants the concession and assesses the application. Source: Portuguese Government — Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing
- High-speed line LAV Linha de alta velocidade
- A railway built for high-speed passenger services. The Lisbon–Madrid line is planned to serve the airport. Source: Infraestruturas de Portugal
- Humberto Delgado Airport AHD Aeroporto Humberto Delgado
- Lisbon's current airport, to be replaced completely by the new one. Source: Portuguese Government (XXIV Constitutional Government)
- IMT – Institute for Mobility and Transport IMT IMT – Instituto da Mobilidade e dos Transportes
- The public institute where the Government said its September 2026 letter to ANA would be published. Source: Portuguese Government — Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing
- Independent Technical Commission CTI Comissão Técnica Independente
- The body that examined strategic options for Lisbon's airport capacity before the 2024 decision. Source: Comissão Técnica Independente
- Independent runway operation Operação independente de pistas
- Runways far enough apart to be used simultaneously without depending on each other. A 2025 proposal sought spacing for triple independent operation. Source: Portuguese Government (XXV Constitutional Government)
- Infraestruturas de Portugal IP Infraestruturas de Portugal
- The state company responsible for national road and rail infrastructure. Source: Infraestruturas de Portugal
- Interim reports Relatórios intercalares
- The four reports that build up the application: consultation, selected site and environment, technical, financial. Source: Portuguese Government — Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing Source: Portuguese Government (XXV Constitutional Government)
- Landside Lado terra
- The parts of an airport open to the public and road access: terminal, car parks, stations. Source: Portuguese Government — Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing
- Minimum specifications Especificações mínimas
- Technical requirements for the new airport set in the concession contract; the Government said in 2025 that some were out of date. Source: Portuguese Government (XXV Constitutional Government)
- Movements per hour Movimentos por hora
- Take-offs and landings an airport can handle in an hour; a measure of runway capacity. Source: Portuguese Government (XXIV Constitutional Government)
- Net Zero Net Zero (emissões líquidas nulas)
- A target of balancing greenhouse-gas emissions with removals. ANA uses it for the terminal without defining scope. Source: ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal (VINCI Airports)
- New Lisbon Airport NAL Novo Aeroporto de Lisboa
- The official working name of the project, now Luís de Camões Airport. Source: Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente (SIAIA)
- Nominal prices Preços correntes
- Amounts in the money of the year they are paid, including inflation. No published source yet
- Pier Pier
- A finger of the terminal along which gates are arranged. The Government asked in March 2026 for the 'Pier Swing' to be reconfigured. Source: Portuguese Government (XXV Constitutional Government)
- Portuguese Environment Agency APA Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente
- The authority responsible for environmental impact assessment in this process. Source: Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente (SIAIA)
- Preventive measures Medidas preventivas
- Temporary legal restrictions on land use in areas reserved for a planned public project. Source: Diário da República
- Public consultation Consulta pública
- The period in which anyone can comment on a project's environmental study before the decision. Source: Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente (SIAIA)
- Right of reply Direito de resposta
- The right of a person or institution named in reporting to have its reply published. The observatory offers it before publishing material criticism. No published source yet
- Satellite terminal Terminal satélite
- A separate passenger building linked to the main terminal. ANA's July 2026 report dropped the earlier satellite or Terminal 2 concept. Source: Portuguese Government — Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing
- Taxiway Caminho de circulação
- A path linking runways with aprons and stands. Source: Portuguese Government — Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing
- Third Tagus Crossing TTT Terceira Travessia do Tejo
- A proposed road-rail bridge between Chelas and Barreiro/Lavradio, part of the Lisbon–Madrid high-speed line. Source: Infraestruturas de Portugal