AECOM has been selected to deliver the preliminary design for New Lisbon Airport - Luis de Camões Airport - a new international hub for the capital city of Portugal.

ANA Aeroportos de Portugal S.A., part of VINCI Airports group, has selected AECOM for the new development, which will expand aviation capacity and stimulate economic growth.

AECOM is leading the project, working with local Portuguese partners, to deliver the initial phase of design development, providing a full range of technical, design and project management services.

New Lisbon Airport is set to replace the city’s existing Humberto Delgado Airport, which has limited expansion potential. The new airport site is located in the municipalities of Benavente and Montijo and partially occupying the existing Alcochete firing range, across the Tagus River from Lisbon.

“Our integrated design approach – spanning the full range of design and project management services while leveraging both global expertise and local knowledge – will support the creation of an airport for the future that is both visionary and practical,” said Richard Whitehead, chief executive of AECOM’s Europe and India region. “Centered on passenger experience and designed to be efficient with built-in flexibility for incremental expansion with minimal disruption, this airport will redefine connectivity for Portugal.”

New Lisbon Airport builds on AECOM’s deep expertise delivering transformative aviation projects, recently including Boston Logan International Airport in the USA, Kuwait International Airport and Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima in Peru.