ANA submits environmental report for new airport
ANA | VINCI Airports has delivered the first environmental report for the planned Luís de Camões Airport to the Portuguese government, meeting the timetable set in the concession contract and moving the long permitting process forward. Multiple outlets say the submission is a formal milestone rather than final approval: further technical reviews and licences remain before construction can start. Those tracking transport projects or property near the proposed site should note the project is advancing but not yet authorised.
ANA is the company that operates and manages most of Portugal’s major airports; its formal name is ANA — Aeroportos de Portugal (Airports of Portugal), and it is run under a long-term concession by VINCI Airports. ANA handles planning, infrastructure and regulatory steps — for example, it delivered the first environmental report in the licensing process for the proposed Luís de Camões Airport, a key procedural milestone for that project.
Luís de Camões Airport is a proposed new airport project in Portugal, named after the national poet, currently going through environmental and licensing assessments. The operator (ANA) submitted the first environmental report as part of the concession timetable in early 2026, so the project is still in the planning and approval stage rather than in construction.
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ANA will submit the environmental report to increase Humberto Delgado Airport's capacity to 45 movements per hour in May. This month the first phase of the environmental report for the future Luís de Camões Airport will be delivered, which the Minister of Infrastructure says will be operational within 10 to 12 years.
