Decision · DEC-003

Humberto Delgado to be fully replaced

Status: Legally decided As of

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

The new airport will be the region's single airport once complete; Humberto Delgado remains only until then.

Record details

Record ID
DEC-003
As-of date
First seen by the observatory
Last verified
Institution
Council of Ministers
Legal basis / authority
Council of Ministers resolution
Decision type
Council of Ministers resolution
Reference
RCM 66/2024
Date
Conditions / what it does not decide
The future of the Humberto Delgado site after closure has not been decided in any document reviewed.
"What is approved?" component
Replacing Humberto Delgado

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

Verification

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Source checked
Last verified
How it was checked
Checked against the cited source on 18 Oct 2026.

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