FAQ · FAQ-045

Will homes be expropriated?

As of

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

The firing range is public land, which the Government cited as an advantage over Vendas Novas. Whether any private land is needed for the airport, roads or rail has not been established in the sources reviewed. Preventive land-use measures (RCM 30/2026) apply in areas linked to the airport.

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Sources

  1. Council of Ministers Resolution 30/2026 (preventive measures)Diário 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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Answer checked against the cited sources on 18 Oct 2026.

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