Luis de Camoes Observatory
17 October 2026

The site is fixed in law. The design, the environmental approval, the money and the opening date are not. A component-by-component guide.

Two years after the Government chose Alcochete, it is easy to assume the new airport is a settled project. It is not. Only a few things are fixed by legal instruments; most of what is reported as ‘the airport’ is a proposal by the concessionaire, ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, that the Government has questioned in writing...

What has actually been decided about the new Lisbon airport — and what has not — Luís de Camões Airport Observatory - 17 October 2026

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