Schedule
Claim
Opening planned from 2035
Status: Target / forecast
According to the schedule presented in July 2026, construction should start in 2029 and finish by 2033, and the new airport is expected to open from 2035, after tests and certification.
Claim
A longer programme with opening in 2037 has been reported
Status: Unverified
Contemporary reporting cited in the observatory's research baseline described 2037 as the concessionaire's longer schedule for opening. The observatory has not yet identified a primary document stating 2037.
Claim
Construction planned from 2029 to 2033
Status: Target / forecast
Construction should start in 2029 and be completed by 2033, according to the schedule presented in July 2026.
Claim
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.
Claim
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.
Claim
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.
Claim
Airport rail line to open in 2034
Status: Target / forecast
The new Lisbon–Airport rail line is to open in 2034, with a new station served by four tracks and three platforms and direct connections to long-distance trains.
Claim
Lisbon–Madrid by high-speed rail in 2034
Status: Target / forecast
The Government mandated IP to bring forward the studies needed to deliver the Lisbon–Madrid high-speed link in 2034, with a journey time of about three hours.
Claim
2024 target: first runway by 2030, second by 2031
Status: Historical / superseded
In May 2024 the Government said the first runway should be built in 2030 and the second in 2031.
Investigation
From 2030 to 2035 (and 2037?): how the opening date moved
In 2024 the first runway was due in 2030. In 2026 the airport opens 'from 2035'. A third date circulates without a primary source. The record, in order.