Alicante (ALC) – Leeds (LBA)
- Distance
- 1,734 km
- 1,078 mi · 936 nm
- Flight time
- 2 h 50 min
- Estimate from distance
- Time difference
- 1 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 218 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (129 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 381,149
- 2024 · +16.8%
- Flights / week
- 46
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 90%
- 422,890 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
- 358°
- Heading from LBA
- 177°
- Halfway point
- 46.08, -1.03
- Great-circle km
- 1,735 km (sphere, for EU261)
- Clocks
- Leeds is 1 h behind Alicante
The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 50 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 15,985 |
| Feb 2024 | 18,636 |
| Mar 2024 | 24,938 |
| Apr 2024 | 33,992 |
| May 2024 | 35,847 |
| Jun 2024 | 41,853 |
| Jul 2024 | 44,013 |
| Aug 2024 | 44,657 |
| Sep 2024 | 41,382 |
| Oct 2024 | 37,117 |
| Nov 2024 | 24,105 |
| Dec 2024 | 18,624 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 104 |
| Feb 2024 | 110 |
| Mar 2024 | 142 |
| Apr 2024 | 202 |
| May 2024 | 223 |
| Jun 2024 | 256 |
| Jul 2024 | 277 |
| Aug 2024 | 275 |
| Sep 2024 | 256 |
| Oct 2024 | 230 |
| Nov 2024 | 156 |
| Dec 2024 | 135 |
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 1,735 km.
ALC Alicante → LBA Leeds
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.
LBA Leeds → 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.