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Route

Nottingham → Alicante

EMANottinghamEast Midlands Airport
ALCAlicanteAlicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport
Distance
1,006 mi
Estimated flight time
~2h 30m

Alicante is currently 1 hour ahead of Nottingham.

Observed nonstop

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How often does this route fly?

Frequency

A couple of times a day

On average around 2 flights a day, observed from October 2025 to September 2026.

2
flights per day
2
busiest month · Oct
1.5
quietest month · Jul
2 hr 16 min
measured flight time
12 / 12
months seen

Through the year

Per day, month by month

  1. 2Jan2026
  2. 2Feb
  3. 2Mar
  4. 2Apr
  5. 2May
  6. 2Jun
  7. 1.5Jul
  8. 2Aug
  9. 1.5Sep
  10. 2Oct2025
  11. 2Nov
  12. 2Dec

In January 2026 we saw less traffic at Nottingham in general than usual; compare that month with care.

Airlines

Who flies it

Ryanairall year
Jet2.comall year
TUI Airwaysall year

Through the day

Departure times

Local time in Nottingham. Most departures between 06:00 and 09:00.

  1. 00:00
  2. 01:00
  3. 02:00
  4. 03:00
  5. 04:00
  6. 05:00
  7. 06:00
  8. 07:00
  9. 08:00
  10. 09:00
  11. 10:00
  12. 11:00
  13. 12:00
  14. 13:00
  15. 14:00
  16. 15:00
  17. 16:00
  18. 17:00
  19. 18:00
  20. 19:00
  21. 20:00
  22. 21:00
  23. 22:00
  24. 23:00

Through the week

By weekday

  1. 1.4Mon
  2. 1.3Tue
  3. 0.6Wed
  4. 0.7Thu
  5. 1.6Fri
  6. 1.9Sat
  7. 1Sun

Fleet

Aircraft observed

  1. Boeing 737-800B73870%
  2. Boeing 737 MAX 8B38M31%
All the numbers in a table
MonthPer daySeenAirlines
January 2026228
  • Ryanair14×
  • Jet2.com11×
  • TUI Airways3×
February 2026232
  • Ryanair15×
  • Jet2.com14×
  • TUI Airways3×
March 2026233
  • Jet2.com16×
  • Ryanair13×
  • TUI Airways4×
April 2026236
  • Jet2.com17×
  • Ryanair14×
  • TUI Airways5×
May 2026238
  • Ryanair18×
  • Jet2.com14×
  • TUI Airways6×
June 2026231
  • Jet2.com15×
  • Ryanair14×
  • TUI Airways2×
July 20261.547
  • Ryanair20×
  • Jet2.com18×
  • TUI Airways9×
August 2026243
  • Ryanair26×
  • Jet2.com10×
  • TUI Airways7×
September 20261.534
  • Jet2.com14×
  • Ryanair13×
  • TUI Airways7×
October 2025239
  • Jet2.com20×
  • Ryanair16×
  • TUI Airways3×
November 2025246
  • Ryanair24×
  • Jet2.com19×
  • TUI Airways3×
December 2025228
  • Jet2.com13×
  • Ryanair12×
  • TUI Airways3×

Airlines observed on this route

From observed callsign routes on EMA-ALC - not a booking guarantee.

Jet2.com

LS · EXS

Hub: MAN Manchester

86 departure airportsView airline →

Ryanair

FR · RYR

Hub: STN London

200 departure airportsView airline →

TUI Airways

BY · TOM

Hub: MAN Manchester

78 departure airportsView airline →

About this route

  • International route: Nottingham and Alicante are in different countries.
  • The opposite direction has also been observed as a direct connection.
  • Direct destinations observed from Nottingham: 97.
  • Direct destinations observed from Alicante: 142.

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

Airport pageAll direct destinations

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

Airport pageAll direct destinations

Alternative airports for this journey

Same journey, a different airport nearby - with an observed direct connection.

BHX ALCBirmingham AirportBirmingham is about 32 mi from Nottingham.View route →EMA RMURegion of Murcia International AirportCorvera is about 45 mi from Alicante.View route →MAN ALCManchester AirportManchester is about 53 mi from Nottingham.View route →LPL ALCLiverpool John Lennon AirportLiverpool is about 72 mi from Nottingham.View route →

About the route from Nottingham to Alicante

The observed direct connection between East Midlands Airport (EMA) and Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport (ALC) covers approximately 1,006 mi. The estimated flight time is around 2h 30m. Jet2.com, Ryanair and TUI Airways have been observed on this connection in the available route data.

Frequently asked questions about this route

How far is Nottingham from Alicante by air?
The great-circle distance between East Midlands Airport and Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport is approximately 1,006 mi.
How long is the flight from Nottingham to Alicante?
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 Nottingham to Alicante?
Yes, a direct connection between EMA and ALC has been observed in our route data.
Which airlines have been observed on this route?
In the available route data: Jet2.com, Ryanair and TUI Airways.
How often is there a flight from Nottingham to Alicante?
On average around 2 flights a day, measured over twelve months (October 2025 to September 2026) in the flight archive, with 435 observed flights. Mainly Ryanair, Jet2.com, TUI Airways. That is an observation, not a timetable.
What is the current time difference between Nottingham and Alicante?
Alicante is currently 1 hour ahead of Nottingham.

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.