Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport
Alicante, SpainALC / LEAL
Major airport · 142 direct destinations · 1 runway · longest runway 9,843 ft
75 °F · ClearSource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center
Route
Alicante → Nottingham
ALC
AlicanteAlicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport
AlicanteAlicante-Elche Miguel Hernández AirportEMA
NottinghamEast Midlands Airport
NottinghamEast Midlands Airport- Distance
- 1,006 mi
- Estimated flight time
- ~2h 30m
Nottingham is currently 1 hour behind Alicante.
Observed nonstop
How often does this route fly?
Frequency
A couple of times a day
On average around 3 flights a day, observed from October 2025 to September 2026.
- 3
- flights per day
- 4
- busiest month · Jun
- 1
- quietest month · Jan
- 2 hr 16 min
- measured flight time
- 12 / 12
- months seen
Through the year
Per day, month by month
- 1Jan2026
- 2Feb
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- 3Oct2025
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- 2Dec
In December 2025, January 2026 we saw less traffic at Alicante in general than usual; compare that month with care.
Airlines
Who flies it
Ryanairall year
Jet2.comall year
TUI Airwaysall year
Smart Jetnow and then
Through the day
Departure times
Local time in Alicante. Most departures between 11:00 and 14:00.
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Through the week
By weekday
- 2.1Mon
- 1.9Tue
- 1.4Wed
- 1.5Thu
- 2.5Fri
- 2.8Sat
- 1.9Sun
Fleet
Aircraft observed
- Boeing 737-800B73854%
- Boeing 737 MAX 8B38M46%
- Beechcraft Beechjet 400BE401%
- Airbus A321A3210%
All the numbers in a table
| Month | Per day | Seen | Airlines |
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| January 2026 | 1 | 10 |
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| February 2026 | 2 | 17 |
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| March 2026 | 2 | 51 |
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| April 2026 | 3 | 77 |
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| May 2026 | 3 | 80 |
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| June 2026 | 4 | 109 |
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| July 2026 | 3 | 104 |
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| August 2026 | 3 | 98 |
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| September 2026 | 3 | 64 |
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| October 2025 | 3 | 68 |
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| November 2025 | 2 | 18 |
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| December 2025 | 2 | 28 |
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Airlines observed on this route
From observed callsign routes on ALC-EMA - not a booking guarantee.
About this route
- International route: Alicante and Nottingham are in different countries.
- The opposite direction has also been observed as a direct connection.
- Direct destinations observed from Alicante: 142.
- Direct destinations observed from Nottingham: 97.
The airports on this route
East Midlands Airport
Nottingham, United KingdomEMA / EGNX
Regional airport · 97 direct destinations · 1 runway · longest runway 9,495 ft
55 °F · Partly cloudySource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center
Alternative airports for this journey
Same journey, a different airport nearby - with an observed direct connection.
ALC BHXBirmingham AirportBirmingham is about 32 mi from Nottingham.View route →RMU EMARegion of Murcia International AirportCorvera is about 45 mi from Alicante.View route →ALC MANManchester AirportManchester is about 53 mi from Nottingham.View route →ALC LPLLiverpool John Lennon AirportLiverpool is about 72 mi from Nottingham.View route →
About the route from Alicante to Nottingham
The observed direct connection between Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport (ALC) and East Midlands Airport (EMA) covers approximately 1,006 mi. The estimated flight time is around 2h 30m. Jet2.com, Ryanair, Smart Jet and TUI Airways have been observed on this connection in the available route data.
Frequently asked questions about this route
- How far is Alicante from Nottingham by air?
- The great-circle distance between Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport and East Midlands Airport is approximately 1,006 mi.
- How long is the flight from Alicante to Nottingham?
- Based on the distance, the estimated flight time is about 2h 30m. This is an estimate, not a schedule.
- Is there a direct connection from Alicante to Nottingham?
- Yes, a direct connection between ALC and EMA has been observed in our route data.
- Which airlines have been observed on this route?
- In the available route data: Jet2.com, Ryanair, Smart Jet and TUI Airways.
- How often is there a flight from Alicante to Nottingham?
- On average around 3 flights a day, measured over twelve months (October 2025 to September 2026) in the flight archive, with 724 observed flights. Mainly Ryanair, Jet2.com, TUI Airways. That is an observation, not a timetable.
- What is the current time difference between Alicante and Nottingham?
- Nottingham is currently 1 hour behind Alicante.
Where this data comes from
The route data comes from the flight archive (ADS-B, adsb.lol): which connections actually flew over the last twelve full months and who flew them, combined with our own airport, runway, and airline datasets. It is reference data about observed routes - not a current timetable and no claim about bookability.
The frequency and aircraft on this page come from the flight archive (ADS-B, 12 months, October 2025 to September 2026), summarized per route per month. We do not see every flight, so it is a floor, not a count.
Route data updated on October 11, 2026.