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Final approach over Lisbon

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View from an aircraft window of a red suspension bridge and dense city below.

Final approach over Lisbon

Aircraft landing at Humberto Delgado fly low over the city — here over the 25 de Abril Bridge. The Government cited Lisbon as the European capital with the second-highest number of residents exposed to aircraft noise. September 2023.

“Ponte 25 de Abril seen from a plane on the final approach to the Lisbon airport, Lisbon, Portugal julesvernex2”, © Jules Verne Times Two, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized to 1,600 px wide.

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MED-025
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Image
Permission status
Licence cleared (evidence on file)
Copyright owner
Jules Verne Times Two
Creator
Jules Verne Times Two
Licence / terms
CC BY-SA 4.0
Title of the work (as given by the rights holder)
Ponte 25 de Abril seen from a plane on the final approach to the Lisbon airport, Lisbon, Portugal julesvernex2
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Wikimedia Commons
Changes made (e.g. resized)
Resized to 1,600 px wide
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Existing infrastructure
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ponte-25-de-abril-seen-from-a-plane-on-the-final-approach-to.jpg
Date the photo was taken
2023-09-27
Original location
commons.wikimedia.org
Resolution / duration
4914 × 3886 px original

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Rights checked on the Commons file page on 18 Oct 2026. Location and subject checked against the file description.

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