Architecture and terminal
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Terminal 1 at Humberto Delgado Airport
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Infographic: the July 2026 design at a glance
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Infographic: how big is a 500,000 m² terminal?
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Illustration: a passenger terminal
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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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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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ANA delivers the technical report for the new Lisbon airport
ANA's announcement that it delivered the technical report on 16 July 2026: two runways in the initial phase, 64 boarding gates, 72 contact bridges, a terminal of about 500,000 m², 56 million passengers in…
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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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New Lisbon airport: VINCI Airports reaffirms its commitment to the development of the Portuguese economy
English-language company announcement of the engineering, cost and construction report (16 July 2026). Adds two figures not in the Government's summary: 120 aircraft stands and 194 self-service check-in kiosks.
Decision
Technical report submitted
Status: Officially proposed
Preliminary design: two runways, single terminal, 64 gates.