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Alicante–Elche Airport

Alicante–Elche Airport
Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche
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Summary
Airport type Public
Owner/Operator ENAIRE
Serves Alicante, Elche, Benidorm, Murcia and Albacete
Location Elche (Alicante)
Hub for
Elevation AMSL 43 m / 141 ft
Coordinates 38°16′56″N 00°33′29″W / 38.28222°N 0.55806°W / 38.28222; -0.55806Coordinates: 38°16′56″N 00°33′29″W / 38.28222°N 0.55806°W / 38.28222; -0.55806
Website aena.es
Map
ALC is located in Spain
ALC
ALC
Location within Spain
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 3,000 9,842 Asphalt / Concrete
Statistics (2016)
Passengers 12,344,945
Passenger change 15–16 Increase16.7%
Aircraft Movements 87,113
Movements change 15–16 Increase17.6%
Sources: Passenger Traffic, AENA; Spanish AIP, AENA
Passengers 12,344,945
Passenger change 15–16 Increase16.7%
Aircraft Movements 87,113
Movements change 15–16 Increase17.6%

Alicante–Elche Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche, (IATA: ALCICAO: LEAL), originally named El Altet, is the fifth busiest airport in Spain based on passenger numbers, and the main airport serving the Valencian Community and the Region of Murcia.

The airport is located in the municipality of Elche, about 10 km (6.2 mi) east of this city and about 9 km (5.6 mi) southwest of Alicante. Its influence area spans other cities in the Valencia province −the city of Valencia is located about 160 km (99 mi) north of the airport− and in the Region of Murcia −the airport is located about 70 km (43 mi) north of Murcia.

The airport is a base for Air Nostrum, Evelop Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Ryanair and Vueling. Passenger traffic has increased significantly in the last decade; in particular, in 2015 it beat its yearly record, handling 10,574,484 passengers. Then, in 2016 it set a new, consecutive, record with almost 12,350,000 passengers, making it one of the 50 busiest in Europe.

Up to eighty percent of all passenger flights are international. The largest numbers of passengers arrive from the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Belgium and Sweden. Popular domestic destinations are Madrid, Palma de Mallorca and Barcelona.


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