Portuguese Government
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Minimum specifications of the concession need updating
Status: Under review
The Government confirmed that some of the minimum specifications in the concession contract are partly out of date and need updating. Of nine changes proposed by ANA, most were considered pertinent; two remained subject…
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Proposed changes: shorter maximum runway length, wider runway separation
Status: Under review
Among the specification changes discussed in 2025 were openness to reducing the maximum runway length, increasing the distance between runways to allow triple independent operations, and more contact stands to allow walk-boarding.
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Opening planned from 2035
Status: Target / forecast
According to the schedule presented in July 2026, construction should start in 2029 and finish by 2033, and the new airport is expected to open from 2035, after tests and certification.
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The new airport is to replace Humberto Delgado completely
Status: Legally decided
Humberto Delgado Airport is to be kept, with increased capacity, only until the new airport is operational. The new airport is to become the region's only airport once fully built.
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The airport is to be named after Luís de Camões
Status: Unverified
The Government announced in May 2024 that it had decided to name the new airport after the poet Luís de Camões.
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2024 base model: two runways, expandable to four
Status: Target / forecast
The 2024 decision recommended a base model of two runways handling 90–95 movements an hour, with the possibility of expanding to four runways for passenger traffic that could exceed 100 million a year by…
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2024 analysis: €6,105 million for two runways
Status: Historical / superseded
The Government's 2024 announcement gave the total cost of two runways as €6,105 million: €3,231 million for the first and €2,874 million for the second.
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2024 target: first runway by 2030, second by 2031
Status: Historical / superseded
In May 2024 the Government said the first runway should be built in 2030 and the second in 2031.
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Humberto Delgado to reach 45 movements an hour
Status: Target / forecast
The 2024 decision included increasing Humberto Delgado's capacity to 45 movements an hour, with investment in terminals and access, under ANA's concession contract.
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2024 projection: 39 million passengers at Humberto Delgado in 2030
Status: Target / forecast
The Government's 2024 announcement cited projections of 39 million passengers in 2030 to justify short-term capacity increases at Humberto Delgado.