Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing
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Location of the new airport validated at the Campo de Tiro de Alcochete
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing validated the airport's placement at the eastern end of the firing range, matching the solution that received a conditional favourable environmental declaration in 2010. It asked for adjustments…
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Luís de Camões Airport should represent an investment of between 7.9 and 8.9 billion
Government summary of the technical report presented on 22 July 2026: €7.9–8.9 billion at 2024 prices; construction 2029–2033; opening from 2035 after tests and certification; 56 million passengers a year at opening, up to…
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Government responds to ANA’s technical report on the new Lisbon airport
The Ministries of Finance and of Infrastructure sent ANA their response to the technical report. They ask for different demand scenarios, further demonstration of runway and taxiway configuration and full compatibility with Code F…
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Government responds to ANA’s consultation report and publishes it
The consultation report, delivered on 16 July 2025, is the first of four interim reports in the complete application. More than 100 bodies were consulted. Of nine proposed changes to the concession's minimum specifications,…
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March 2026: Government considered ANA’s traffic forecasts too conservative
Status: Completed and verified
In March 2026 the Government expressed reservations about ANA's traffic projections, considering them too conservative and warning of the risk of undersizing the airport, and asked for them to be revised. It also asked…
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March 2026: location validated at the eastern end of the firing range
Status: Completed and verified
In its response to ANA's selected-site and environmental report, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing agreed to placing the airport at the eastern end of the Campo de Tiro de Alcochete, the solution that…
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Government asks for different demand scenarios
Status: Under review
In its 28 September 2026 response the Government welcomed ANA's acknowledgement that its initial traffic projections were inadequate, but asked for different demand scenarios to test the robustness of the airport's sizing over the…
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Government asks ANA to demonstrate Code F compatibility
Status: Under review
The Government identified airside matters needing further demonstration: the configuration of the runways and taxiway network and its full compatibility with Code F aircraft, capacity and operational flexibility.
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Single terminal replaces the earlier Terminal 2 or satellite concept
Status: Under review
ANA's technical report provides for a single passenger terminal and no longer includes the Terminal 2 or satellite terminal of its initial report. The Government asked ANA to justify this and present a clear…
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The response is not acceptance of the complete application
Status: Under review
The Government stressed that its response to the technical report does not constitute formal acceptance of the complete application, which will be assessed under the concession contract.