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Alicante (ALC) – London (LGW)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,430 km
889 mi · 772 nm
Flight time
2 h 30 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
180 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (106 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
789,014
2024 · +7.0%
Flights / week
90
Both directions, average
Seats filled
90%
872,487 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
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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

Great circle from ALC to LGWALCLGW
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from ALC
1°
Heading from LGW
181°
Halfway point
44.72, -0.39
Great-circle km
1,431 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
London is 1 h behind Alicante

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 30 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 87,422 passengers
050K100KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug87.4KSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202436,202
Feb 202444,972
Mar 202459,597
Apr 202467,354
May 202474,740
Jun 202482,793
Jul 202480,494
Aug 202487,422
Sep 202480,527
Oct 202470,403
Nov 202455,090
Dec 202449,420
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 475 flights
0200400600JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug475SepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024227
Feb 2024283
Mar 2024349
Apr 2024404
May 2024432
Jun 2024465
Jul 2024463
Aug 2024475
Sep 2024457
Oct 2024434
Nov 2024357
Dec 2024345

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,431 km.

ALC Alicante → LGW London

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

UK261£220 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers UK or EU airlines only.

LGW London → ALC Alicante

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

UK261£220 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.

Every airport pair between Alicante and London

LHRLGWSTNLTNLCYSEN
ALC1,4661,4301,5131,5111,4701,480

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All London airports

More routes from ALC

Route Distance Passengers / year
ALC → MAN1,680 km 902,041
ALC → BCN404 km 582,616
ALC → AMS1,613 km 579,611
ALC → BRU1,457 km 544,587
ALC → PMI319 km 495,445
ALC → BRS1,466 km 486,694
ALC → STN1,513 km 486,348
ALC → ARN2,713 km 413,745
ALC → OSL2,572 km 410,090
ALC → BHX1,578 km 404,832

More routes from LGW

Route Distance Passengers / year
LGW → BCN1,109 km 1,353,516
LGW → AGP1,644 km 1,198,732
LGW → DUB486 km 1,052,966
LGW → FCO1,407 km 923,766
LGW → FAO1,687 km 854,228
LGW → MXP900 km 776,880
LGW → GVA716 km 758,331
LGW → AMS365 km 729,604
LGW → TFS2,911 km 728,806
LGW → PMI1,309 km 725,184

Questions

Alicante (ALC) and London (LGW) are 1,430 km (889 miles, 772 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.