Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport
Address: 03195 El Altet, Alicante, Spain
Phone: (+34) 91 321 10 00
Web: aena.es
IATA airport code: ALC
ICAO airport code: LEAL
Alias: Alicante-Elche Airport and El Altet Airport
ALC arrivals today
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Some things you need to know for Alicante flight arrivals
Alicante airport is located on the Spanish Costa Blanca southwest of the city. Alicante Airport is easily accessible from all directions after you arrive. There are several options for going by bus to have ALC airport arrivals from the city. Many leave from the center of Alicante but also from beach destinations such as Benidorm, Murcia and Torrevieja. Of course there is also an option leave the airport with a rental car or taxi.
Alicante airport terminals
In 2011, the old Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 were replaced by the modern New Terminal. Since the replacement the Alicante flight arrivals changed with it from one day to another. It has a surface area of 333 thousand square meters. There are as many as 96 check-in counters and 40 gates to process Alicante live arrivals. Flights outside Schengen destinations use only a small part of the terminal. Most Alicante airport arrivals are within Schengen area.
N terminal floor 0:
Alicante Airport is the busiest airport in the Valencia region and is mainly used by holidaymakers. Most ALC arrivals are from Ryanair. The arrivals hall at Alicante Airport is on Floor 0. There are 14 baggage claim belts to get your luggage. Floor 2 is for check-in and departure.
Passenger statistics at Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport
Alicante airport has experienced tremendous growth since 2012. Alicante Airport arrivals are mainly from the UK. There are 5.6 million passenger Alicante arrivals from the UK. In 2019 there were still 15 million passengers. Due to the pandemic, the Alicante arrivals have dropped significantly to less than 4 million in 2020.
Flight routes
London Gatwick is by far the most popular route for Alicante-Elche. This route is flown by nearly a million passengers a year with airlines such as British Airways, Ryanair, TUI and Vueling. Other important destinations in the UK are:
In Europe, many more destinations are possible to reach with a direct flight from Alicante such as:
Airlines with the biggest market share at the airport to offer most flights are:
- Wizz Air
- Volotea
- Tap Air Portugal
- Norwegian Air Shuttle
- Lufthansa
- KLM
- Jet2.com
- Iberia
- Easyjet
- Air Europa
History of Alicante Airport
Alicante airport does not have a very long history. It only started in 1964 with the purchase of a piece of land. A long runway of 2,700 meters was immediately built, including taxiways. The ILS installation on the runway did not come until several months later. The final completion was in 1967. Another airport called La Rabassa was closed and the new airport took over all transport. This was both freight traffic and national and international passenger traffic. The first arrival came from Aviaco Convair Metropolitan. The major carrier Iberia only came a few years later with routes to Madrid and Barcelona.
Where many people first flew to Valencia to go to Alicante as final destinations, there was now a more direct connection. It therefore quickly became crowded and a year later there was already a million passengers a year. This meant that a new passenger terminal had to be built. This was put into service a few years later in 1972 for initially only international arrivals. National traffic was only added after the second phase was completed. Later in the 1970s, the terminal had to be reformed again as passenger growth had doubled. Many more parking spaces were also needed and the runway was extended to 3,000 meters.
In the following decades, it was expanded several times due to continuous growth. There were more air bridges, parking spaces, office buildings, etc. Finally, in 2011 a new terminal (New Terminal or N Terminal) with a much larger capacity was built. 20 million passengers per year can be processed here.