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

It is the planned new airport for Lisbon, to be built at the Campo de Tiro de Alcochete, a military firing range east of the Tagus estuary, mostly in the municipality of Benavente. It is intended to replace Humberto Delgado Airport completely.

Record details

Record ID: FAQ-001
As-of date: 17 October 2026
First seen by the observatory: 17 October 2026
Last verified: 18 October 2026
Answer state: Answered from sources
Order: 1
Topic: Location

Sources

Council of Ministers Resolution 66/2024Diário da República · 2024 · 1 — Legal decision or regulation Original (opens the issuer’s website)
Government chooses Alcochete as the site of the new airportPortuguese Government (XXIV Constitutional Government) · 14 May 2024 · 2 — Official report, plan or statement Original (opens the issuer’s website)