Alicante (ALC) – Manchester (MAN)
- Distance
- 1,680 km
- 1,044 mi · 907 nm
- Flight time
- 2 h 45 min
- Estimate from distance
- Time difference
- 1 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 211 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (125 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 902,041
- 2024 · +6.4%
- Flights / week
- 98
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 91%
- 991,172 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
- 356°
- Heading from MAN
- 175°
- Halfway point
- 45.82, -1.30
- Great-circle km
- 1,681 km (sphere, for EU261)
- Clocks
- Manchester is 1 h behind Alicante
The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 45 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 44,307 |
| Feb 2024 | 54,256 |
| Mar 2024 | 66,479 |
| Apr 2024 | 79,122 |
| May 2024 | 83,370 |
| Jun 2024 | 84,875 |
| Jul 2024 | 91,986 |
| Aug 2024 | 94,295 |
| Sep 2024 | 87,499 |
| Oct 2024 | 87,029 |
| Nov 2024 | 71,023 |
| Dec 2024 | 57,800 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 276 |
| Feb 2024 | 306 |
| Mar 2024 | 362 |
| Apr 2024 | 437 |
| May 2024 | 450 |
| Jun 2024 | 456 |
| Jul 2024 | 510 |
| Aug 2024 | 514 |
| Sep 2024 | 486 |
| Oct 2024 | 476 |
| Nov 2024 | 416 |
| Dec 2024 | 388 |
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 1,681 km.
ALC Alicante → MAN Manchester
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.
MAN Manchester → 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.