ALC — Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport
- IATA code
- ALC
- ICAO code
- LEAL
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 19,933,538
- 2025 · +8.5% on the year before
- Nonstop routes
- 105
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC+1 / UTC+2
- Europe/Madrid
- Elevation
- 43 m
- 141 ft
- Runways
- 1
- Longest 3,000 m
Jan–Mar 2026: 3,941,028 passengers, +6.6% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).
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About ALC
Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport is a large airport serving Alicante, Spain. It opened in 1967 and is run by ENAIRE. 19,933,538 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 105 nonstop routes from ALC.
Wikidata (CC0) · Eurostat. Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from ALC
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| ALC → MAN | 1,680 km | 902,041 |
| ALC → LGW | 1,430 km | 789,014 |
| ALC → BCN | 404 km | 582,616 |
| ALC → AMS | 1,613 km | 579,611 |
| ALC → BRU | 1,457 km | 544,587 |
| ALC → PMI | 319 km | 495,445 |
| ALC → BRS | 1,466 km | 486,694 |
| ALC → STN | 1,513 km | 486,348 |
| ALC → ARN | 2,713 km | 413,745 |
| ALC → OSL | 2,572 km | 410,090 |
| ALC → BHX | 1,578 km | 404,832 |
| ALC → LBA | 1,734 km | 381,149 |
| ALC → EMA | 1,618 km | 366,787 |
| ALC → MAD | 357 km | 345,575 |
| ALC → EIN | 1,535 km | 342,123 |
| ALC → LPL | 1,682 km | 336,327 |
| ALC → LTN | 1,511 km | 335,169 |
| ALC → DUB | 1,739 km | 322,467 |
| ALC → NCL | 1,865 km | 302,911 |
| ALC → ORY | 1,184 km | 301,471 |
| ALC → BFS | 1,870 km | 257,797 |
| ALC → CPH | 2,165 km | 257,558 |
| ALC → CRL | 1,410 km | 256,392 |
| ALC → GLA | 1,977 km | 251,021 |
| ALC → EDI | 1,975 km | 250,273 |
| ALC → SCQ | 839 km | 233,612 |
| ALC → WAW | 2,273 km | 227,991 |
| ALC → FCO | 1,160 km | 214,614 |
| ALC → GOT | 2,349 km | 208,698 |
| ALC → BIO | 592 km | 201,470 |
| ALC → RTM | 1,569 km | 194,013 |
| ALC → HEL | 3,034 km | 187,660 |
| ALC → BUD | 1,904 km | 177,671 |
| ALC → IBZ | 181 km | 176,449 |
| ALC → ZRH | 1,260 km | 169,962 |
| ALC → GVA | 1,040 km | 161,232 |
| ALC → TFN | 1,823 km | 154,433 |
| ALC → BGY | 1,180 km | 152,176 |
| ALC → CGN | 1,524 km | 149,816 |
| ALC → GDN | 2,297 km | 139,090 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.
Nearest airports
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| RMU | Region of Murcia International Airport | 73 km |
| VLC | Valencia Airport | 134 km |
| IBZ | Ibiza Airport | 180 km |
| CDT | Castellón-Costa Azahar Airport | 222 km |
| LEI | Almería Airport | 226 km |
Distance from ALC to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 3,000 m | 45 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Alicante, Valencia (community), Spain · 38.2822, -0.5582
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