ALC

Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport

Alicante, Spain

Operated by AENA

Opened1967ICAOLEALElev142 ft
The Verdict
58/100Could be worse (but not by much)

Infrastructure is the weak link. Passengers have noticed — and they're not happy about it. At least the trend is improving.

Ranked #15 of 42 airportsBased on data from 2000–2026
Operational25%
68Passable
Sentiment25%
30Painful
Infrastructure15%
38Painful
Sent. Velocity15%
93Suspiciously good
Connectivity10%
77Actually decent
Operator10%
64Passable

Carbon Accreditation

Level 3/7Optimisation
2024

Engaging stakeholders on Scope 3 emissions

What People Think

Not enough passengers have reviewed ALC to form an opinion. Or they did and blocked the memory.

4.7Avg Rating / 10
76
ReviewsSkytrax 76
19%Positive
★★★★★skytrax
Sep 2025

I am eighty-four years old. In August, I arrived at Alicante Airport for my flight with two suitcases of twenty kilos each and a wheelchair. As soon a...

☆☆☆☆skytrax
Aug 2025

✅ Trip Verified | Disappointing experience with a security guard who impatiently made me take all of my bangles off even though he could see they were...

★★☆☆☆skytrax
Jul 2025

Going through duty free with my daughters at 04:00am and one accidentally knocked over a bottle of perfume which didn’t break .. one of the women work...

★★★★★skytrax
Jun 2025

Again we were very impressed with this airport. Everything was well maintained, very clean and staff as usual were pleasant, courteous and very effici...

★★★☆☆skytrax
Jun 2025

Arrival was pretty straight forward, regimented is probably the best description I can summarise with. Departure was very hit and miss. The most upset...

Sentiment Trajectory (20192019)0.00 over 7 years
Then: 5.0/5 (10 reviews)Now: 5.0/5 (10 reviews)
Positive19%
Neutral35%
Negative46%
Queuing
3.2
Cleanliness
3.8
Staff
3.1
Food & Bev
2.4
Wifi
3.5
Wayfinding
3.5
Transport
3.5
Shopping

The Numbers

5.3MPassengers (2000)
-18.7%YoY Growth

5.3M passengers in 2000 — still 65% below the 2019 peak, though up 42% from the 2020 COVID crater.

4.6MInternational (87%)
712KDomestic (13%)
Passenger History

Tardiness Report

2014/12–2014/01 · 0 flights
Flights Delayed
Avg Delay

Where You Can Escape To

easyJet·Focus City
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Vueling·Focus City
193 routes · 5 regions · Top: Barcelona International Airport (297/mo)
Europe10
Barcelona International Airport (BCN)297
London Gatwick Airport (LGW)280
Brussels Airport241
Madrid Barajas International Airport (MAD)239
Manchester Airport239
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)198
London Stansted Airport159
Bristol International Airport141
Eindhoven Airport141
Paris-Orly Airport135

Ground Transport

MMetro
RRail
TTram
BBus

Direct rail connection to terminal

The Runway Report

1 Runway
10/289,842ft × 148ft · ASP · Lighted

The Backstory

1967
Opened
HistoryIn March 2011, Alicante-Elche's current terminal opened, which replaced the previous 2 terminals. The airport is located within Elche's ''comarca'' and so there had been a historical petition from Elche to include the city's name in the official name...
ACI Service Quality Awards

None recorded. A clean record — in the worst sense.