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

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Financial report due on 16 January 2027
Status: Target / forecast
The next step in the application is delivery of the financial report on 16 January 2027, completing the four interim reports.
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Complete application due by 16 January 2028
Status: Target / forecast
The complete application, containing the final version of all reports, is to be delivered by 16 January 2028 at the latest.
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Government wants to bring the opening forward
Status: Officially proposed
The Government said it intends to keep working with ANA to identify ways to shorten the planned timescales and bring the airport into operation earlier than the calendar currently proposed by the concessionaire.