Updated: January 17, 2026
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Alicante Airport (ALC)

Alicante International Airport averages 109 flights per day to 111 destinations, with 12 domestic and 99 international routes. A total of 30 airlines operate at ALC, led by Ryanair. This airport provides direct service to 28 countries across two continents, with the United Kingdom representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Alicante connects to Reykjavik, with a typical flight time of 4 hrs 35 mins.

IATA
ALC
ICAO
LEAL
Elevation
142 ft (43 m) MSL
Local Time
Europe/Madrid (UTC+01:00)
Destinations
111 (12 domestic · 99 international)
Flights per day
109 (20 domestic · 91 international)
Busiest Route
Barcelona (6/day)
Longest Direct Flight
Reykjavik 4 hrs 35 mins
Shortest Flight
Ibiza Town 1 hr
Top Airline
Ryanair (74 routes)
Top Country
United Kingdom (27 flights/day)
Longest Runway
10,292 ft / 3,137 m

Weather in Alicante

111 Destinations from Alicante Airport (ALC)

This week, 111 active routes depart from Alicante International Airport. The busiest route connects Alicante with Barcelona and is operated by 1 airline. The longest nonstop flight is to Reykjavik, and the shortest flight is to Ibiza Town.

All Destinations

Flights Destination Route Airlines
6 Barcelona ALC → BCN
1 hr 35 mins
 Vueling1
5 Madrid ALC → MAD
1 hr 15 mins
 Air Europa, Iberia2
4 Brussels (BRU) ALC → BRU
2 hrs 40 mins
 Brussels Airlines, Transavia, TUI Airlines Belgium, Vueling4
4 Amsterdam ALC → AMS
2 hrs 45 mins
 KLM, Transavia, Vueling3
3 Manchester ALC → MAN
3 hrs 5 mins
 easyJet, Jet2, Ryanair, TUI Airways4
3 London (STN) ALC → STN
2 hrs 55 mins
 Jet2, Ryanair2
3 Palma De Mallorca ALC → PMI
1 hr 25 mins
 Air Europa, Ryanair, Vueling3
3 Eindhoven ALC → EIN
2 hrs 45 mins
 Ryanair, Transavia2
3 London (LGW) ALC → LGW
2 hrs 35 mins
 BA Euroflyer, easyJet, Vueling3
3 Paris ALC → ORY
2 hrs 25 mins
 Transavia France, Vueling2
2 Oran ALC → ORN
1 hr 30 mins
 Air Algerie, Vueling2
2 Algiers ALC → ALG
1 hr 30 mins
 Air Algerie, Vueling2
2 Birmingham ALC → BHX
2 hrs 55 mins
 easyJet, Jet2, Ryanair3
2 Warsaw ALC → WAW
3 hrs 20 mins
 Ryanair, Wizz Air2
2 Bristol ALC → BRS
2 hrs 45 mins
 easyJet, Ryanair2
2 Copenhagen ALC → CPH
3 hrs 30 mins
 Norwegian Air Sweden, Ryanair, SAS3
2 Dublin ALC → DUB
3 hrs 5 mins
 Ryanair1
2 Newcastle ALC → NCL
3 hrs 5 mins
 Jet2, Ryanair, TUI Airways3
2 Stockholm ALC → ARN
3 hrs 50 mins
 Norwegian Air Sweden, Ryanair, SAS3
2 Brussels (CRL) ALC → CRL
2 hrs 40 mins
 Ryanair1
2 Leeds ALC → LBA
2 hrs 55 mins
 Jet2, Ryanair2
2 Edinburgh ALC → EDI
3 hrs 10 mins
 easyJet, Jet2, Ryanair3
2 Liverpool ALC → LPL
2 hrs 55 mins
 easyJet, Jet2, Ryanair3
2 Rotterdam ALC → RTM
2 hrs 40 mins
 Transavia1
1 Milan ALC → MXP
2 hrs 20 mins
 Ryanair, Wizz Air Malta2
1 Oslo ALC → OSL
3 hrs 40 mins
 Norwegian Air Shuttle, Norwegian Air Sweden, SAS3
1 Budapest ALC → BUD
3 hrs 10 mins
 Ryanair, Wizz Air2
1 Helsinki ALC → HEL
4 hrs 5 mins
 Finnair, Norwegian Air Sweden, Ryanair3
1 Kraków ALC → KRK
20 hrs 55 mins
 Ryanair1
1 Nottingham ALC → EMA
2 hrs 50 mins
 Jet2, Ryanair, TUI Airways3
1 Rome ALC → FCO
2 hrs 20 mins
 Ryanair, Wizz Air Malta2
1 Bilbao ALC → BIO
1 hr 45 mins
 Volotea, Vueling2
1 Cardiff ALC → CWL
2 hrs 40 mins
 Ryanair, TUI Airways, Vueling3
1 Glasgow (GLA) ALC → GLA
3 hrs 10 mins
 easyJet, Jet2, TUI Airways3
1 Ibiza Town ALC → IBZ
1 hr
 Iberia, Ryanair2
1 Marrakech ALC → RAK
1 hr 55 mins
 Ryanair1
1 Ranón ALC → OVD
2 hrs
 Volotea1
1 Tenerife Island ALC → TFN
3 hrs 5 mins
 Vueling1
6/week Belfast ALC → BFS
3 hrs 5 mins
 easyJet, Jet2, Ryanair UK3
6/week Bratislava ALC → BTS
2 hrs 55 mins
 Ryanair, Wizz Air2
6/week Gdańsk ALC → GDN
3 hrs 30 mins
 Ryanair, Wizz Air2
6/week Geneva ALC → GVA
2 hrs 20 mins
 easyJet1
6/week Goteborg ALC → GOT
3 hrs 30 mins
 Norwegian Air Sweden, Ryanair2
6/week Poznań ALC → POZ
3 hrs 20 mins
 Ryanair1
5/week Antwerp ALC → ANR
2 hrs 35 mins
 TUI Airlines Belgium1
5/week Basel ALC → BSL
2 hrs 25 mins
 easyJet1
5/week Cologne ALC → CGN
2 hrs 45 mins
 Ryanair1
5/week Cork ALC → ORK
2 hrs 50 mins
 Ryanair1
5/week Kaunas ALC → KUN
3 hrs 55 mins
 Ryanair1
5/week Tétouan ALC → TTU
1 hr 40 mins
 Ryanair1
5/week Vienna ALC → VIE
2 hrs 50 mins
 Ryanair1
4/week Bergamo ALC → BGY
2 hrs 20 mins
 Ryanair1
4/week Berlin ALC → BER
3 hrs 10 mins
 Ryanair1
4/week Gran Canaria Island ALC → LPA
3 hrs 5 mins
 Vueling1
4/week Katowice ALC → KTW
3 hrs 5 mins
 Ryanair, Wizz Air2
4/week Marseille ALC → MRS
1 hr 50 mins
 Ryanair1
4/week Ostend ALC → OST
2 hrs 50 mins
 TUI Airlines Belgium1
4/week Treviso ALC → TSF
2 hrs 25 mins
 Ryanair1
4/week Wrocław ALC → WRO
3 hrs 10 mins
 Ryanair1
4/week Zurich ALC → ZRH
2 hrs 30 mins
 SWISS1
3/week Alava ALC → VIT
1 hr 40 mins
 Ryanair1
3/week Beauvais/Tillé ALC → BVA
2 hrs 40 mins
 Ryanair1
3/week Belgrade ALC → BEG
3 hrs
 Wizz Air1
3/week Bournemouth ALC → BOH
2 hrs 35 mins
 Ryanair1
3/week Bremen ALC → BRE
2 hrs 50 mins
 Ryanair1
3/week Bucharest ALC → OTP
3 hrs 25 mins
 Wizz Air Malta1
3/week Bydgoszcz ALC → BZG
3 hrs 10 mins
 Ryanair1
3/week Chişinău ALC → RMO
3 hrs 50 mins
 Fly One, SEU2
3/week Düsseldorf ALC → DUS
2 hrs 50 mins
 Eurowings1
3/week Hamburg ALC → HAM
3 hrs 10 mins
 Ryanair1
3/week Limerick city ALC → SNN
3 hrs
 Ryanair1
3/week Memmingen ALC → FMM
2 hrs 30 mins
 Ryanair1
3/week Nuremberg ALC → NUE
2 hrs 40 mins
 Ryanair1
3/week Salzburg ALC → SZG
2 hrs 40 mins
 Ryanair1
3/week Seville ALC → SVQ
1 hr 40 mins
 Amelia International, Ryanair2
3/week Southend ALC → SEN
2 hrs 30 mins
 easyJet1
3/week Torp ALC → TRF
3 hrs 45 mins
 Norwegian Air Sweden, Ryanair2
3/week Weeze ALC → NRN
2 hrs 50 mins
 Ryanair1
2/week Aberdeen ALC → ABZ
3 hrs 10 mins
 Ryanair1
2/week Baden-Baden ALC → FKB
2 hrs 25 mins
 Ryanair1
2/week Bergen ALC → BGO
3 hrs 30 mins
 Norwegian Air Shuttle1
2/week Billund ALC → BLL
3 hrs 20 mins
 Norwegian Air Sweden1
2/week Cluj-Napoca ALC → CLJ
3 hrs 15 mins
 Wizz Air Malta1
2/week Durham ALC → MME
3 hrs 10 mins
 Ryanair1
2/week Exeter ALC → EXT
2 hrs 40 mins
 Ryanair1
2/week Frankfurt-am-Main ALC → FRA
2 hrs 50 mins
 Lufthansa1
2/week Glasgow (PIK) ALC → PIK Ryanair1
2/week Hahn ALC → HHN
2 hrs 40 mins
 Ryanair1
2/week Lanzarote Island ALC → ACE
3 hrs
 Ryanair1
2/week Linz ALC → LNZ
2 hrs 40 mins
 Ryanair1
2/week Lisbon ALC → LIS
2 hrs
 Ryanair1
2/week Łódź ALC → LCJ
3 hrs 30 mins
 Ryanair1
2/week Munich ALC → MUC
2 hrs 40 mins
 Lufthansa City Airlines1
2/week Münster ALC → FMO
2 hrs 55 mins
 Ryanair1
2/week Newquay ALC → NQY
2 hrs 45 mins
 Ryanair1
2/week Norwich ALC → NWI
2 hrs 45 mins
 Ryanair1
2/week Paderborn ALC → PAD
3 hrs
 Ryanair1
2/week Pardubice ALC → PED
2 hrs 55 mins
 Ryanair1
2/week Porto ALC → OPO
2 hrs 5 mins
 Ryanair1
2/week Reykjavik ALC → KEF
4 hrs 35 mins
 Icelandair1
2/week Rzeszów ALC → RZE
3 hrs 30 mins
 Ryanair1
2/week Santander ALC → SDR
1 hr 55 mins
 Vueling1
2/week Sofia ALC → SOF
3 hrs 5 mins
 Ryanair1
2/week Southampton ALC → SOU
2 hrs 40 mins
 easyJet1
2/week Stavanger ALC → SVG
3 hrs 25 mins
 Norwegian Air Shuttle, Norwegian Air Sweden2
2/week Stockholm / Västerås ALC → VST
3 hrs 55 mins
 Ryanair1
2/week Toulouse-Blagnac ALC → TLS
1 hr 45 mins
 Ryanair1
2/week Växjö ALC → VXO
3 hrs 40 mins
 Ryanair1
2/week Zagreb ALC → ZAG
2 hrs 40 mins
 Ryanair1
1/week Stockholm / Nyköping ALC → NYO
3 hrs 40 mins
 Norwegian Air Sweden1
1/week Trondheim ALC → TRD
3 hrs 50 mins
 Norwegian Air Shuttle1
Route and destination data updated weekly ()

Airlines

Alicante International Airport is served by 30 airlines, with Ryanair in the lead at 44% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 59% of routes. 14 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 26 airlines operate international routes, compared with 6 serving domestic routes. Icelandair is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Reykjavik with a flight time of 4 hrs 35 mins.

  • Ryanair74 routes
  • Vueling13 routes
  • easyJet12 routes
  • Jet210 routes
  • Norwegian Air Sweden9 routes
  • Wizz Air6 routes
  • TUI Airways5 routes
  • Transavia4 routes
  • Wizz Air Malta4 routes
  • Norwegian Air Shuttle4 routes
  • TUI Airlines Belgium3 routes
  • SAS3 routes
  • Air Europa2 routes
  • Iberia2 routes
  • Air Algerie2 routes
  • Volotea2 routes
  • Brussels Airlines1 route
  • KLM1 route
  • BA Euroflyer1 route
  • Transavia France1 route
  • Finnair1 route
  • Ryanair UK1 route
  • SWISS1 route
  • Fly One1 route
  • SEU1 route
  • Eurowings1 route
  • Amelia International1 route
  • Lufthansa1 route
  • Lufthansa City Airlines1 route
  • Icelandair1 route

Alicante International Airport provides direct service to 28 countries across two continents. The route network is 11% domestic and 89% international, with Barcelona, Spain serving as the primary international destination.

  • United Kingdom27/day
  • Spain20/day
  • Netherlands8/day
  • Belgium7/day
  • Poland7/day
  • Germany6/day
  • Algeria5/day
  • France5/day
  • Italy4/day
  • Sweden3/day
  • Ireland3/day
  • Norway2/day
  • Denmark2/day
  • Morocco2/day
  • Switzerland1/day
  • Austria1/day
  • Hungary1/day
  • Finland1/day
  • Slovakia6/week
  • Romania5/week
  • Lithuania5/week
  • Portugal4/week
  • Serbia3/week
  • Moldova3/week
  • Czechia2/week
  • Iceland2/week
  • Bulgaria2/week
  • Croatia2/week

Global Rankings of Alicante Airport (ALC)

This snapshot shows how Alicante Airport (ALC) ranks globally across multiple operational and network dimensions. Rankings reflect relative position worldwide across destination breadth, flight volume, scheduling density, and long-haul reach.

Destinations

Measures how broadly the airport connects distinct endpoints across its route network.

Flights & Scheduling

Reflects flight volume and how intensively runway infrastructure is scheduled.

Distance & Reach

Highlights long-haul connectivity and how distance is distributed across flights and runways.

2 Runways at Alicante Airport (ALC)

Runways:
Name Length Width Surface
10 10,292 ft · 3,137 m 149 ft · 45 m Asphalt
28 10,292 ft · 3,137 m 149 ft · 45 m Asphalt

17 Aircraft Require Longer Runway

Longest runway available is 10,292 ft / 3,137 m long. The following aircraft typically require more runway than is available at Alicante International Airport.

Aircraft Takeoff required Landing required
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 10,400 ft · 3,170 m 5,700 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