Alicante Airport (ALC)

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Country Spain | Continent Europe | IATA: ALC | ICAO: LEAL | Elevation 142 ft · 43 m | Local time

Destinations
117
Flights / day
150
Busiest route
Manchester
Top airline
Ryanair

Alicante Airport averages 150 flights per day to 117 destinations, with 12 domestic routes and 105 international routes. A total of 32 airlines operate at ALC, led by Ryanair. This airport provides direct service to 28 countries across two continents, with United Kingdom representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Alicante connects to Reykjavik, with a typical flight time of 5 hr 5 mins. Updated: February 16, 2026

Route Network

Alicante Airport connects 117 destinations worldwide, with Manchester standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Reykjavik, and the shortest flight is to Palma De Mallorca.

Manchester (MAN) – United Kingdom
5 airlines
3 hr 15 mins
1,045 mi · 1,681 km
6
per day
Brussels (BRU) – Belgium
4 airlines
2 hr 55 mins
906 mi · 1,458 km
6
per day
Barcelona (BCN) – Spain
1 airline
1 hr 25 mins
251 mi · 404 km
5
per day
Madrid (MAD) – Spain
2 airlines
1 hr 40 mins
222 mi · 357 km
5
per day
Amsterdam (AMS) – Netherlands
3 airlines
3 hr 5 mins
1,002 mi · 1,613 km
4
per day
Bristol (BRS) – United Kingdom
3 airlines
3 hr 0 mins
911 mi · 1,466 km
4
per day
Liverpool (LPL) – United Kingdom
3 airlines
3 hr 15 mins
1,046 mi · 1,683 km
4
per day
London (STN) – United Kingdom
2 airlines
3 hr 0 mins
941 mi · 1,514 km
4
per day
Paris (ORY) – France
2 airlines
2 hr 35 mins
736 mi · 1,185 km
4
per day
Palma De Mallorca (PMI) – Spain
3 airlines
1 hr 10 mins
198 mi · 318 km
4
per day
Eindhoven (EIN) – Netherlands
2 airlines
3 hr 0 mins
954 mi · 1,536 km
3
per day
Birmingham (BHX) – United Kingdom
3 airlines
3 hr 5 mins
981 mi · 1,578 km
3
per day
Brussels (CRL) – Belgium
1 airline
2 hr 50 mins
876 mi · 1,411 km
3
per day
Oslo (OSL) – Norway
3 airlines
4 hr 15 mins
1,597 mi · 2,570 km
3
per day
Belfast (BFS) – United Kingdom
4 airlines
3 hr 30 mins
1,162 mi · 1,870 km
3
per day
Stockholm (ARN) – Sweden
3 airlines
4 hr 20 mins
1,685 mi · 2,711 km
3
per day
Algiers (ALG) – Algeria
2 airlines
1 hr 15 mins
234 mi · 377 km
2
per day
Copenhagen (CPH) – Denmark
3 airlines
3 hr 40 mins
1,345 mi · 2,165 km
2
per day
Oran (ORN) – Algeria
2 airlines
1 hr 25 mins
184 mi · 296 km
2
per day
Dublin (DUB) – Ireland
1 airline
3 hr 20 mins
1,081 mi · 1,739 km
2
per day
Leeds (LBA) – United Kingdom
2 airlines
3 hr 20 mins
1,078 mi · 1,735 km
2
per day
Newcastle upon Tyne (NCL) – United Kingdom
3 airlines
3 hr 25 mins
1,159 mi · 1,865 km
2
per day
Warsaw (WAW) – Poland
2 airlines
3 hr 45 mins
1,410 mi · 2,270 km
2
per day
Edinburgh (EDI) – United Kingdom
3 airlines
3 hr 35 mins
1,228 mi · 1,976 km
2
per day
Milan (MXP) – Italy
2 airlines
2 hr 20 mins
696 mi · 1,120 km
2
per day
London (LGW) – United Kingdom
2 airlines
2 hr 55 mins
889 mi · 1,431 km
2
per day
London (LTN) – United Kingdom
1 airline
3 hr 0 mins
939 mi · 1,511 km
2
per day
Nottingham (EMA) – United Kingdom
3 airlines
3 hr 10 mins
1,006 mi · 1,619 km
2
per day
Glasgow (GLA) – United Kingdom
4 airlines
3 hr 35 mins
1,228 mi · 1,977 km
2
per day
Rotterdam (RTM) – Netherlands
1 airline
3 hr 0 mins
975 mi · 1,569 km
2
per day
Budapest (BUD) – Hungary
2 airlines
3 hr 15 mins
1,181 mi · 1,901 km
2
per day
Goteborg (GOT) – Sweden
2 airlines
3 hr 55 mins
1,459 mi · 2,348 km
2
per day
Helsinki (HEL) – Finland
3 airlines
4 hr 45 mins
1,883 mi · 3,030 km
2
per day
Rome (FCO) – Italy
2 airlines
2 hr 20 mins
719 mi · 1,157 km
2
per day
Cologne (CGN) – Germany
2 airlines
2 hr 55 mins
947 mi · 1,524 km
1
per day
Ibiza Town (IBZ) – Spain
2 airlines
1 hr 10 mins
112 mi · 180 km
1
per day
Bilbao (BIO) – Spain
2 airlines
1 hr 55 mins
368 mi · 592 km
1
per day
Cardiff (CWL) – United Kingdom
3 airlines
3 hr 0 mins
916 mi · 1,474 km
1
per day
Kraków (KRK) – Poland
1 airline
3 hr 30 mins
1,289 mi · 2,074 km
1
per day
Ranón (OVD) – Spain
2 airlines
2 hr 10 mins
463 mi · 746 km
1
per day
Tenerife Island (TFN) – Spain
1 airline
3 hr 35 mins
1,132 mi · 1,822 km
1
per day
Gdańsk (GDN) – Poland
2 airlines
3 hr 50 mins
1,426 mi · 2,295 km
1
per day
Marrakech (RAK) – Morocco
1 airline
2 hr 35 mins
626 mi · 1,007 km
1
per day
Weeze (NRN) – Germany
1 airline
3 hr 0 mins
976 mi · 1,571 km
1
per day
Zurich (ZRH) – Switzerland
1 airline
2 hr 35 mins
783 mi · 1,260 km
1
per day
Baden-Baden (FKB) – Germany
1 airline
2 hr 40 mins
843 mi · 1,357 km
1
per day
Bâle/Mulhouse (BSL) – France
1 airline
2 hr 30 mins
761 mi · 1,225 km
1
per day
Beauvais/Tillé (BVA) – France
1 airline
2 hr 40 mins
783 mi · 1,260 km
1
per day
Berlin (BER) – Germany
1 airline
3 hr 20 mins
1,183 mi · 1,904 km
1
per day
Katowice (KTW) – Poland
2 airlines
3 hr 30 mins
1,277 mi · 2,056 km
1
per day
Bournemouth (BOH) – United Kingdom
1 airline
2 hr 55 mins
866 mi · 1,393 km
6
per week
Bratislava (BTS) – Slovakia
2 airlines
3 hr 10 mins
1,121 mi · 1,804 km
6
per week
Düsseldorf (DUS) – Germany
1 airline
3 hr 0 mins
967 mi · 1,556 km
6
per week
Geneva (GVA) – Switzerland
1 airline
2 hr 15 mins
646 mi · 1,040 km
6
per week
Hahn (HHN) – Germany
1 airline
2 hr 50 mins
893 mi · 1,438 km
6
per week
Kaunas (KUN) – Lithuania
1 airline
4 hr 10 mins
1,626 mi · 2,616 km
6
per week
Poznań (POZ) – Poland
1 airline
3 hr 35 mins
1,284 mi · 2,067 km
6
per week
Seville (SVQ) – Spain
1 airline
1 hr 55 mins
297 mi · 478 km
6
per week
Vienna (VIE) – Austria
1 airline
3 hr 10 mins
1,094 mi · 1,760 km
6
per week
Wrocław (WRO) – Poland
1 airline
3 hr 25 mins
1,226 mi · 1,974 km
6
per week
Antwerp (ANR) – Belgium
1 airline
2 hr 55 mins
925 mi · 1,488 km
5
per week
Bergamo (BGY) – Italy
1 airline
2 hr 25 mins
733 mi · 1,179 km
5
per week
Cork (ORK) – Ireland
1 airline
3 hr 15 mins
1,012 mi · 1,629 km
5
per week
Limerick city (SNN) – Ireland
1 airline
3 hr 20 mins
1,074 mi · 1,728 km
5
per week
Marseille (MRS) – France
1 airline
1 hr 55 mins
467 mi · 751 km
5
per week
Nuremberg (NUE) – Germany
1 airline
2 hr 55 mins
965 mi · 1,553 km
5
per week
Tétouan (TTU) – Morocco
1 airline
ALC → TTU
5
per week
Torp (TRF) – Norway
2 airlines
4 hr 5 mins
1,522 mi · 2,449 km
5
per week
Bremen (BRE) – Germany
1 airline
3 hr 15 mins
1,113 mi · 1,792 km
4
per week
Bucharest (OTP) – Romania
1 airline
3 hr 45 mins
1,440 mi · 2,318 km
4
per week
Gran Canaria Island (LPA) – Spain
1 airline
3 hr 35 mins
1,115 mi · 1,794 km
4
per week
Hamburg (HAM) – Germany
1 airline
3 hr 25 mins
1,172 mi · 1,887 km
4
per week
Łódź (LCJ) – Poland
1 airline
ALC → LCJ
4
per week
Memmingen (FMM) – Germany
1 airline
2 hr 40 mins
862 mi · 1,387 km
4
per week
Munich (MUC) – Germany
2 airlines
2 hr 50 mins
930 mi · 1,497 km
4
per week
Ostend (OST) – Belgium
1 airline
2 hr 55 mins
908 mi · 1,461 km
4
per week
Southend (SEN) – United Kingdom
1 airline
2 hr 55 mins
920 mi · 1,481 km
4
per week
Treviso (TSF) – Italy
1 airline
2 hr 35 mins
828 mi · 1,332 km
4
per week
Aberdeen (ABZ) – United Kingdom
1 airline
3 hr 45 mins
1,309 mi · 2,107 km
3
per week
Alava (VIT) – Spain
1 airline
1 hr 50 mins
338 mi · 543 km
3
per week
Bergen (BGO) – Norway
1 airline
4 hr 10 mins
1,542 mi · 2,481 km
3
per week
Bydgoszcz (BZG) – Poland
1 airline
3 hr 40 mins
1,351 mi · 2,175 km
3
per week
Frankfurt-am-Main (FRA) – Germany
1 airline
2 hr 50 mins
927 mi · 1,492 km
3
per week
Linz (LNZ) – Austria
1 airline
ALC → LNZ
3
per week
Lisbon (LIS) – Portugal
1 airline
2 hr 15 mins
465 mi · 748 km
3
per week
Lyon (LYS) – France
1 airline
2 hr 10 mins
590 mi · 950 km
3
per week
Reykjavik (KEF) – Iceland
2 airlines
5 hr 5 mins
1,993 mi · 3,208 km
3
per week
Salzburg (SZG) – Austria
1 airline
2 hr 50 mins
947 mi · 1,523 km
3
per week
Stavanger (SVG) – Norway
2 airlines
4 hr 0 mins
1,449 mi · 2,333 km
3
per week
Toulouse-Blagnac (TLS) – France
1 airline
1 hr 45 mins
383 mi · 616 km
3
per week
Växjö (VXO) – Sweden
1 airline
ALC → VXO
3
per week
Zagreb (ZAG) – Croatia
1 airline
2 hr 55 mins
994 mi · 1,600 km
3
per week
Belgrade (BEG) – Serbia
1 airline
3 hr 15 mins
1,165 mi · 1,876 km
2
per week
Billund (BLL) – Denmark
1 airline
3 hr 35 mins
1,287 mi · 2,071 km
2
per week
Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) – Romania
1 airline
3 hr 35 mins
1,360 mi · 2,188 km
2
per week
Durham (MME) – United Kingdom
1 airline
3 hr 25 mins
1,122 mi · 1,806 km
2
per week
Lanzarote Island (ACE) – Spain
1 airline
3 hr 20 mins
988 mi · 1,590 km
2
per week
Münster (FMO) – Germany
1 airline
3 hr 5 mins
1,036 mi · 1,668 km
2
per week
Nápoli (NAP) – Italy
1 airline
2 hr 30 mins
810 mi · 1,303 km
2
per week
Newquay (NQY) – United Kingdom
1 airline
2 hr 55 mins
868 mi · 1,397 km
2
per week
Norwich (NWI) – United Kingdom
1 airline
3 hr 5 mins
998 mi · 1,607 km
2
per week
Pardubice (PED) – Czechia
1 airline
ALC → PED
2
per week
Porto (OPO) – Portugal
1 airline
2 hr 15 mins
477 mi · 768 km
2
per week
Rzeszów (RZE) – Poland
1 airline
3 hr 40 mins
1,376 mi · 2,215 km
2
per week
Sofia (SOF) – Bulgaria
1 airline
3 hr 30 mins
1,291 mi · 2,078 km
2
per week
Southampton (SOU) – United Kingdom
1 airline
2 hr 55 mins
876 mi · 1,410 km
2
per week
Stockholm / Nyköping (NYO) – Sweden
1 airline
ALC → NYO
2
per week
Ålesund (AES) – Norway
1 airline
ALC → AES
1
per week
Chişinău (RMO) – Moldova
1 airline
4 hr 5 mins
1,602 mi · 2,579 km
1
per week
Exeter (EXT) – United Kingdom
1 airline
2 hr 55 mins
872 mi · 1,403 km
1
per week
Karmøy (HAU) – Norway
1 airline
ALC → HAU
1
per week
London (LCY) – United Kingdom
1 airline
ALC → LCY
1
per week
Paderborn (PAD) – Germany
1 airline
3 hr 5 mins
1,023 mi · 1,646 km
1
per week
Pamplona (PNA) – Spain
1 airline
ALC → PNA
1
per week
Prague (PRG) – Czechia
1 airline
3 hr 10 mins
1,094 mi · 1,761 km
1
per week
Stockholm / Västerås (VST) – Sweden
1 airline
ALC → VST
1
per week
Trondheim (TRD) – Norway
1 airline
4 hr 40 mins
1,804 mi · 2,903 km
1
per week

Route and destination data updated February 16, 2026.

Alicante Airport is served by 32 airlines, with Ryanair in the lead at 42% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 56% of routes. 13 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 27 airlines operate international routes, compared with seven airlines serving domestic routes. Icelandair is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Reykjavik with a flight time of 5 hrs 5 mins.

Ryanair (75 routes)
easyJet (14 routes)
Vueling (12 routes)
Jet2 (11 routes)
Norwegian Air Sweden (11 routes)
Wizz Air (6 routes)
TUI Airways (5 routes)
Transavia (4 routes)
Norwegian Air Shuttle (4 routes)
Wizz Air Malta (4 routes)
TUI Airlines Belgium (3 routes)
SAS (3 routes)
Eurowings (3 routes)
Ryanair UK (2 routes)
Air Europa (2 routes)
Iberia (2 routes)
Air Algerie (2 routes)
Volotea (2 routes)
Lufthansa (2 routes)
Brussels Airlines (1 routes)
KLM (1 routes)
Transavia France (1 routes)
BA Euroflyer (1 routes)
Finnair (1 routes)
Evelop Airlines (1 routes)
SWISS (1 routes)
Lufthansa City Airlines (1 routes)
Icelandair (1 routes)
Neos (1 routes)
Fly One (1 routes)
British Airways (1 routes)
Klasjet (1 routes)

Alicante Airport provides direct service to 28 countries across two continents. The route network is 10% domestic and 90% international. United Kingdom is the primary international destination.

United Kingdom - 43/day
Spain - 21/day
Belgium - 10/day
Netherlands - 10/day
Germany - 10/day
Poland - 9/day
France - 7/day
Norway - 5/day
Sweden - 5/day
Algeria - 5/day
Italy - 5/day
Ireland - 4/day
Denmark - 3/day
Hungary - 2/day
Finland - 2/day
Morocco - 2/day
Switzerland - 2/day
Austria - 2/day
Slovakia - 1/day
Lithuania - 1/day
Romania - 1/day
Portugal - 1/day
Iceland - 0/day
Croatia - 0/day
Serbia - 0/day
Czechia - 0/day
Bulgaria - 0/day
Moldova - 0/day

Global Rankings

Destinations

Measures how broadly the airport connects distinct endpoints.

Flights & Scheduling

Reflects flight volume and runway utilization.

Distance & Reach

Highlights long-haul reach and distance efficiency.

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
10,292 ft 3,137 m 149 ft 45 m Asphalt
10,292 ft 3,137 m 149 ft 45 m Asphalt

Runway Length

17 aircraft cannot operate at Alicante Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 10,292 ft (3,137 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 10,299 ft 3,139 m 6,949 ft 2,118 m
Airbus A340-600 10,302 ft 3,140 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing BBJ 787-9 10,397 ft 3,169 m 5,699 ft 1,737 m
VC-25A Air Force One 10,466 ft 3,190 m 7,999 ft 2,438 m
Boeing 747-8 10,466 ft 3,190 m 8,793 ft 2,680 m
Airbus A340-500 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,299 ft 1,920 m
Boeing 747-200 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft 3,230 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft 3,246 m 6,168 ft 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
Antonov An-225 Mriya 11,483 ft 3,500 m 10,827 ft 3,300 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

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