Location
Claim
The new airport’s site is the Campo de Tiro de Alcochete
Status: Legally decided
The Council of Ministers selected the Campo de Tiro de Alcochete, a military firing range mostly in the municipality of Benavente, as the site of the new Lisbon airport.
Claim
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.
Claim
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.