Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport
Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández, Valencian: Aeroport d'Alacant-Elx Miguel Hernández), (IATA: ALC, ICAO: LEAL), is an international airport located about 9 km (5.6 mi) southwest of the city of Alicante and about 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) east of the city of Elche in Spain. Alicante–Elche is the busiest airport in south-eastern Spain and serves both the southern part of the Valencian Community and the Region of Murcia.
Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Aeroport d'Alacant-Elx Miguel Hernández | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Aena | ||||||||||
| Serves | Alicante, Elche, Costa Blanca, Murcia and Albacete | ||||||||||
| Location | Elche (Province of Alicante) | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 43 m / 141 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°16′56″N 00°33′29″W | ||||||||||
| Website | aena.es | ||||||||||
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The airport is a base for Air Nostrum, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Ryanair and Vueling. Passenger traffic increased significantly in the 2010s, beating its own yearly record from 2013 to 2019; in 2019 it set a record at 15 million passengers. It is the largest airport in the Valencian Community (well ahead of Valencia and Catellón), one of the 50 busiest in Europe and was Spain's fifth busiest airport in 2019. Up to 80% 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.