Ota Airport
| Ota Airport | |
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| Location | Ota, 50 km (27 nmi; 31 mi) north of Lisbon |
| Opened | Not built |
| Coordinates | 39°5′41.2″N 8°57′55.88″W / 39.094778°N 8.9655222°WCoordinates: 39°5′41.2″N 8°57′55.88″W / 39.094778°N 8.9655222°W |
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Project on hold
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Ota Airport was the planned site for the new Lisbon airport located in Ota, 50 km (27 nmi; 31 mi) north of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, from the late 90's till January 2008 when the project was aborted.
The area where the future airport was to be built is occupied by a former air base of the Portuguese Air Force. The permanent air operations of this facility were discontinued, but it is still used as a military and technical training center.
There is already a small airstrip at Ota but that was to be removed prior to construction. Completion of the airport was projected around 2017. The airport would have had two runways on the borders of the airport property and would have been able to accommodate the Boeing 747 and perhaps the Airbus A380. Ota Airport would likely have served the airlines and their destinations that currently serve Lisbon Portela Airport. After over eight years of debate other options such as Alcochete at 38°46′30″N 8°52′55″W / 38.774903°N 8.88193°W, were still being discussed as a viable alternative. The deadline for a final decision was set by the Government as December 2007. Another commonly cited alternative is Alverca do Ribatejo at 38°53′09″N 9°01′43″W / 38.885834°N 9.028611°W and the Montijo Air force base at 38°42′55″N 9°01′58″W / 38.715251°N 9.032822°W.
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