Alicante (ALC) – Birmingham (BHX)
- Distance
- 1,578 km
- 980 mi · 852 nm
- Flight time
- 2 h 40 min
- Estimate from distance
- Time difference
- 1 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 199 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (117 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 404,832
- 2024 · +17.1%
- Flights / week
- 45
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 90%
- 451,058 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- —
- Not named in this source
Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_es), reported by the airport in Spain, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from ALC
- 357°
- Heading from BHX
- 176°
- Halfway point
- 45.37, -1.08
- Great-circle km
- 1,579 km (sphere, for EU261)
- Clocks
- Birmingham is 1 h behind Alicante
The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 40 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 20,699 |
| Feb 2024 | 22,587 |
| Mar 2024 | 30,787 |
| Apr 2024 | 34,662 |
| May 2024 | 36,059 |
| Jun 2024 | 37,226 |
| Jul 2024 | 43,436 |
| Aug 2024 | 46,036 |
| Sep 2024 | 41,857 |
| Oct 2024 | 36,926 |
| Nov 2024 | 29,976 |
| Dec 2024 | 24,581 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 136 |
| Feb 2024 | 132 |
| Mar 2024 | 174 |
| Apr 2024 | 192 |
| May 2024 | 200 |
| Jun 2024 | 204 |
| Jul 2024 | 242 |
| Aug 2024 | 251 |
| Sep 2024 | 232 |
| Oct 2024 | 211 |
| Nov 2024 | 184 |
| Dec 2024 | 171 |
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 1,579 km.
ALC Alicante → BHX Birmingham
EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.
Covers any airline.
UK261£350 for arriving 3 hours or more late.
Covers UK or EU airlines only.
BHX Birmingham → ALC Alicante
EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.
Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.
UK261£350 for arriving 3 hours or more late.
Covers any airline.
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.