AirportsAlicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport is a large airport serving Alicante, in Valencia (community), Spain. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ALC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ALC
- ICAO code
- LEAL
- City
- Alicante
- State or region
- Valencia (community)
- Country
- Spain
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 38.2822° N, 0.5582° W
- Elevation
- 43 m (142 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,842 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ALC means Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LEAL. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 38.2822° N, 0.5582° W. It stands 43 metres (142 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Madrid, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,842 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 44 airports of Spain on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 16.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 3,000 m 9,842 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Region of Murcia International AirportCorvera | RMU | 73 km |
| Valencia AirportValencia | VLC | 134 km |
| Ibiza AirportIbiza (Eivissa) | IBZ | 180 km |
| Castellón-Costa Azahar AirportCastellón de la Plana | CDT | 222 km |
| Almería AirportAlmería | LEI | 226 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,080 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,287 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,398 km | 7 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,467 km | 2 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,101 km | 7 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,742 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,177 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,848 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,441 km | 21 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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