ALC · Alicante, Spain
Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport.
--:--:-- · CEST (UTC+02:00) · 38.2822° N, 0.5582° W
Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport
International airport serving Alicante, Spain
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for ALC
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 3997; ident LEAL; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
aena.es
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
20 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
ALC / LEAL
OurAirports ident
LEAL
GPS / local code
LEAL
ISO region
ES-VC
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
large scheduled-service airport
Official host
aena.es
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q849314
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:10 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--CEST · UTC+02:00
Time zone
CEST
Europe/Madrid · UTC+02:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
9.7 km
Approximate distance to central Alicante.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Madrid
Languages
Spanish, Catalan
Currency
EUR (€)
Country area
505,992 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
9,842 ft / 3,000 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
1967 · ENAIRE
Owner / entity
ENAIRE
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
large scheduled-service airport
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
20 source-backed signals
Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport is a large scheduled-service airport for Alicante, Spain. Alicante's built-up core sits roughly 9.7 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Europe/Madrid (UTC+02:00, CEST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport (ALC / LEAL) is at 38.2822° N, 0.5582° W, elevation 142 ft (43 m), serving Alicante, Spain.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Alicante is in Spain (capital Madrid); regulated by Agencia Estatal de Seguridad Aérea (AESA); on Europe/Madrid (CEST, UTC+02:00); working languages: Spanish, Catalan, Basque; currency: EUR (€).
Distance from central Alicante: 10 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for ALC.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport (ALC / LEAL)
Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · International airport serving Alicante, Spain
Source identifiers
LEAL · LEAL · ES-VC
aena.es · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Alicante–Elche is the busiest airport in south-eastern Spain and serves both the southern part of the Valencian Community and the Region of Murcia.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for ALC; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport is an international airport located about nine kilometres southwest of the city of Alicante and about ten kilometres east of the city of Elche in Spain.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Alicante
alicante · 9.7 km from ALC
Spain · Europe/Madrid · +0h · population 348,901 · city coordinates 38.3452, -0.4815
2. Santa Pola
santa-pola · 10 km from ALC
Spain · Europe/Madrid · +0h · population 31,760 · city coordinates 38.1917, -0.5658
3. Elche
elche · 13 km from ALC
Spain · Europe/Madrid · +0h · population 234,765 · city coordinates 38.2622, -0.7011
4. San Vicent del Raspeig
san-vicent-del-raspeig · 13 km from ALC
Spain · Europe/Madrid · +0h · population 56,715 · city coordinates 38.3964, -0.5255
5. Sant Joan d'Alacant
sant-joan-d-alacant · 17 km from ALC
Spain · Europe/Madrid · +0h · population 21,939 · city coordinates 38.4015, -0.4362
6. Mutxamel
mutxamel · 18 km from ALC
Spain · Europe/Madrid · +0h · population 22,510 · city coordinates 38.4158, -0.4453
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. RMU LEMI
Region of Murcia International Airport · Corvera
73 km from ALC · Europe/Madrid · +0h · elevation 644 ft (196 m) · airport coordinates 37.8029, -1.1249
2. VLC LEVC
Valencia Airport · Valencia
134 km from ALC · Europe/Madrid · +0h · elevation 240 ft (73 m) · airport coordinates 39.4892, -0.4810
3. PMI LEPA
Palma de Mallorca Airport · Palma de Mallorca
318 km from ALC · Europe/Madrid · +0h · elevation 27 ft (8 m) · airport coordinates 39.5517, 2.7388
Route-time reference set
1. ALC-RMU
Corvera · 73 km · 56m
Europe/Madrid · +0h from ALC; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. ALC-VLC
Valencia · 134 km · 1h 0m
Europe/Madrid · +0h from ALC; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. ALC-PMI
Palma de Mallorca · 318 km · 1h 14m
Europe/Madrid · +0h from ALC; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 9,842 ft / 3,000 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for ALC.
Runway identifiers
10/28
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. RMU LEMI
Region of Murcia International Airport · Corvera · 73 km from ALC
large airport · Europe/Madrid · spain · 644 ft (196 m) · 37.8029, -1.1249
2. VLC LEVC
Valencia Airport · Valencia · 134 km from ALC
large airport · Europe/Madrid · spain · 240 ft (73 m) · 39.4892, -0.4810
3. PMI LEPA
Palma de Mallorca Airport · Palma de Mallorca · 318 km from ALC
large airport · Europe/Madrid · spain · 27 ft (8 m) · 39.5517, 2.7388
4. REU LERS
Reus Airport · Reus · 351 km from ALC
large airport · Europe/Madrid · spain · 233 ft (71 m) · 41.1475, 1.1684
5. MAD LEMD
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Madrid · 357 km from ALC
large airport · Europe/Madrid · spain · 1,998 ft (609 m) · 40.4934, -3.5722
6. ZAZ LEZG
Zaragoza Airport · Zaragoza · 379 km from ALC
large airport · Europe/Madrid · spain · 863 ft (263 m) · 41.6662, -1.0415
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
Alicante–Elche is the busiest airport in south-eastern Spain and serves both the southern part of the Valencian Community and the Region of Murcia.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for ALC.
Country and authority
ALC sits in Spain (Kingdom of Spain), whose capital is Madrid. Agencia Estatal de Seguridad Aérea (AESA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Europe, Southern Europe.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Spanish, Catalan, Basque, Galician. Currency context: EUR (€). ALC is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
International airport serving Alicante, Spain. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: Alicante–Elche is the busiest airport in south-eastern Spain and serves both the southern part of the Valencian Community and the Region of Murcia. Location cue: Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport is an international airport located about nine kilometres southwest of the city of Alicante and about ten kilometres east of the city of Elche in Spain.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q849314 · Alicante Airport. Owner / owning body: ENAIRE. Administrative area: Province of Alicante. Named after: Elche · Alicante · Miguel Hernández
Field and clock profile
Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport is a near sea-level field at 142 ft (43 m), positioned at 38.2822° N, 0.5582° W in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 9,842 ft / 3,000 m. The airport clock uses Europe/Madrid (CEST, UTC+02:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Alicante is the closest retained city-time anchor at 9.7 km. RMU Corvera is the closest retained airport alternative at 73 km.
Country airport peers
ALC is compared with RMU Corvera at 73 km, VLC Valencia at 134 km, PMI Palma de Mallorca at 318 km, REU Reus at 351 km, MAD Madrid at 357 km inside the retained Spain airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
ALC-RMU Corvera: 73 km, about 56m, +0h. ALC-VLC Valencia: 134 km, about 1h 0m, +0h. ALC-PMI Palma de Mallorca: 318 km, about 1h 14m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident LEAL backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. aena.es is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 9,842 ft / 3,000 m
Runway identifiers
10/28
OurAirports classifies ALC as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
ALC (LEAL) is a near sea-level field at 142 ft (43 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
ALC sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
ALC's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 9,842 ft / 3,000 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
ENAIRE is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for ALC.
- Alicante–Elche is the busiest airport in south-eastern Spain and serves both the southern part of the Valencian Community and the Region of Murcia.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at aena.es, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for ALC
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
ALC uses Europe/Madrid (CEST, UTC+02:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport is about 9.7 km from central Alicante; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
RMU Corvera is the closest retained alternate at 73 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
aena.es is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place ALC inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
ALC ranks #2 in the curated Spain airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 12 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
ALC shares Europe/Madrid with AGP Málaga ES · BCN Barcelona ES · GRO Girona ES · MAD Madrid ES · PMI Palma de Mallorca ES · REU Reus ES. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
ALC is 142 ft (43 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include FLR 142 ft (43 m) (0 ft delta) · NRT 141 ft (43 m) (1 ft delta) · NYO 140 ft (43 m) (2 ft delta) · MPM 145 ft (44 m) (3 ft delta) · BWI 146 ft (45 m) (4 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
ALC's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are RMU 73 km +0h · VLC 134 km +0h · PMI 318 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corvera | RMU | 73 km | 56m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Valencia | VLC | 134 km | 1h 0m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Palma de Mallorca | PMI | 318 km | 1h 14m | +0h | --:--:-- |
ALC to RMU
Corvera
Distance 73 km; estimated travel window 56m; destination zone Europe/Madrid is +0h from ALC. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
ALC to VLC
Valencia
Distance 134 km; estimated travel window 1h 0m; destination zone Europe/Madrid is +0h from ALC. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
ALC to PMI
Palma de Mallorca
Distance 318 km; estimated travel window 1h 14m; destination zone Europe/Madrid is +0h from ALC. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Alicante is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Alicante is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from ALC, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Alicante
alicante · 9.7 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Santa Pola
santa-pola · 10 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Elche
elche · 13 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
San Vicent del Raspeig
san-vicent-del-raspeig · 13 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sant Joan d'Alacant
sant-joan-d-alacant · 17 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mutxamel
mutxamel · 18 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Aspe
aspe · 20 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
El Campello
el-campello · 21 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Novelda
novelda · 22 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Crevillente
crevillente · 22 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Guardamar del Segura
guardamar-del-segura · 23 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Rojales
rojales · 26 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Corvera (RMU), Valencia (VLC), Palma de Mallorca (PMI). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 9,842 ft / 3,000 m; identifiers 10/28.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: ENAIRE.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1967.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from ALC. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Region of Murcia International AirportRMU
Corvera · large airport
- Distance
- 73 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 644 ft (196 m)
Compare against RMU when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Valencia AirportVLC
Valencia · large airport
- Distance
- 134 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 240 ft (73 m)
Compare against VLC when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Palma de Mallorca AirportPMI
Palma de Mallorca · large airport
- Distance
- 318 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 27 ft (8 m)
Compare against PMI when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport (ALC) in?▾
Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport is in the Europe/Madrid timezone (UTC+02:00, CEST).
What are the codes for Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport?▾
Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport uses IATA code ALC and ICAO code LEAL.
Where is Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport located?▾
Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport is located in Alicante, Spain at coordinates 38.2822° N, 0.5582° W, with an elevation of 142 ft (43 m) (near sea-level field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport from central Alicante?▾
Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport sits roughly 9.7 km from the nearest mapped city center for Alicante.
Which route reference is most useful from ALC?▾
Corvera (RMU) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 56m, destination timezone Europe/Madrid, and a +0h difference from ALC.
Which authority regulates ALC?▾
Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport sits inside Spain, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Agencia Estatal de Seguridad Aérea (AESA).
What other airports in Spain are close peers to ALC?▾
ALC's curated peers in Spain on this site include RMU Corvera, VLC Valencia, PMI Palma de Mallorca, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport have?▾
Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 9,842 ft / 3,000 m; identifiers include 10/28.