Costs and funding
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Planned debt financing
Status: Officially proposed
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Demilitarisation works authorised
Status: Legally decided
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Infographic: why the cost figures cannot be compared
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Infographic: what the estimate covers
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Chart: the 2024 two-runway figure, split by runway
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Chart: estimate and planned debt
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Two runways and 64 boarding gates: see what the new Luís de Camões airport will look like
Independent report of the 22 July 2026 presentation, corroborating two initial runways, 64 gates, 72 contact bridges, a terminal of about 500,000 m², 56–85 million passengers and the €7.9–8.9 billion estimate.
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Government chooses Alcochete as the site of the new airport
Announcement of the 2024 decision: Alcochete chosen; Humberto Delgado kept and expanded only until the new airport operates; name Luís de Camões; base model of two runways (90–95 movements an hour) expandable to four;…
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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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Council of Ministers Resolution 119/2026
Resolution authorising expenditure of up to €4.5 million plus VAT for demilitarisation work at the Campo de Tiro de Alcochete (per the research dossier).