Alicante Airport (ALC/LEAL)
New routes and frequency possibilities and why these routes would work
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Alicante is a popular tourism destination for Europeans, accounting for 80% of the airport's traffic. Despite the popularity of nearby resorts such as Benidorm, significantly underserved markets still include Scandinavia, Germany, France, the UK, Switzerland and Austria. |
| Denmark | |
| Aalborg | |
| Unserved route | |
| Aarhus | |
| Unserved route | |
| Finland | |
| Kuopio | |
| Unserved route | |
| Oulu | |
| Unserved route | |
| Turku | |
| Unserved route | |
| Vaasa | |
| Unserved route | |
| Tampere | |
| Unserved route in winter season | |
| France | |
| Bordeaux | |
| Unserved route | |
| Lyon | |
| Unserved route | |
| Marseille | |
| Unserved route | |
| Nantes | |
| Unserved route | |
| Nice | |
| Unserved route | |
| Toulouse | |
| Unserved route | |
| Germany | |
| Paderborn | |
| Unserved route 4,000 one way indirect traffic in 2010 30,000 passengers in 2010 |
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| Nuremberg | |
| Unserved route 4,000 one way indirect traffic in 2010 8,000 passengers in 2010 |
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| Cologne | |
| Unserved route 3,000 one way indirect traffic in 2010 |
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| Hannover | |
| Unserved route 3,000 one way indirect traffic in 2010 |
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| Altenburg/Leipzig | |
| Unserved route 16,000 passengers in 2010 |
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| Norway | |
| Bodo | |
| Unserved route | |
| Harstad | |
| Unserved route | |
| Molde | |
| Unserved route | |
| Tromso | |
| Unserved route | |
| Haugesund | |
| Unserved route in winter season | |
| Kristiansand | |
| Unserved route in winter season | |
| Sweden | |
| Borlange | |
| Unserved route | |
| Lulea | |
| Unserved route | |
| Jonkoping | |
| Unserved route | |
| Kalmar | |
| Unserved route | |
| Karlstad | |
| Unserved route | |
| Norkoping | |
| Unserved route | |
| Orebro | |
| Unserved route | |
| Sundsvall | |
| Unserved route | |
| Umea | |
| Unserved route | |
| Malmoe | |
| Unserved route in winter season | |
| Vaxjo | |
| Unserved route in winter season | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Aberdeen | |
| Unserved route | |
| Inverness | |
| Unserved route | |
| Humberside | |
| Unserved route in winter seasons | |
| Norwich | |
| Unserved route in winter seasons | |
| Other countries | |
| Vienna | |
| Unserved route 7,000 one way indirect traffic in 2010 9,000 passengers in 2009 |
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| Rome | |
| Unserved route 6,000 one way indirect traffic in 2010 |
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| Lisbon | |
| Unserved route 4,000 one way indirect traffic in 2010 |
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| Prague | |
| Unserved route 2,500 one way indirect traffic in 2010 6,000 passengers in 2009 |
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Besides it own 5.5 million catchment and core inbound tourism, Alicante is also growing and diversifying its events business, and is the current host of the start of the around-the-world Volvo Ocean Race.
Other Major reasons to serve this airport
- Well known tourist destination with a complete offer of beaches, leisure and culture
- Important second residence for European tourism
- Catchment area of 5.5 million
- 520 lodgings in the Alicante region
The new terminal opened in March 2011.
Marketing and other support
- PR support for new routes such as: press releases, flight opening press conferences, activities related with the inaugural flight, a banner at Aena's web page during the start up period, advertising support in our airports, etc. For further information, please contact
- Possible cooperation from the Spanish Tourism Board (Tourspain):
- Market information: statistics & market analysis on request at
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Substantial 5.5 million local catchment - virtually unlimited inbound.
Catchment Area
- 30 minutes: 1,230,000
- 60 minutes: 2,800,000
- 120 minutes: 5,500,000
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Alicante's Ciudad de la Luz film studio. Productions include "Asterix at the Olympic Games". At the 2011 Alicante Film Festival, Amaia Salamanca receives the new talent award Premio "Ciudad de Alicante".
Under-served freight opportunities and other economic impact factors
- For freight opportunities go to: www.clasanet.com
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Alicante offers access to the resiliant and afflunet Costa Blanca economy. Five new routes were launched in the 2011 summer season alone.
Geography
- Alicante Airport is located at 9 km to the southwest of the capital, in the municipality of Elche.
Road Access:
- Airport access is via the A-7 and N-332. The distance between the urban centre of Alicante and the turnoff for the airport is eight km.
Bus Access:
- Alicante-Airport, Line C6 (connection with regional rail network TRAM)
- Elche-Airport-Arenales del Sol, Line 1B
- Elche-Airport, Line 1A
- Benidorm-Airport line
- Murcia-Airport line
- Torrevieja-Airport line
- Santa Pola-Airport line
Infrastructure & Operations:
- Runways (number and length): 1 runway (3000m)
- Slot Coordinated?: Coordinated
- Operating hours: 24 hours
- Terminals: 1 (new terminal opened in March 2011, replacing the previous 2).
Important infrastructure developments and/or other news
For more Alicante regional information go to:
- Valencia Tourist Agency
- Costa Blanca Provincial Tourist Board
- Elche Town Hall
- Alicante Town Hall
- Tourism in Spain
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Vital statistics
2011 figures
- Passengers (commercial): 2,006,057 domestic; 7,891,977 international.
- Air transport movements: 68,500 regular flights; 5,833 charter flights.
- Frieght: 3,012 tons.
- Largest carriers (Top 10): Ryanair, easyJet, Monarch, Vueling, airberlin, Jet2.com, Norwegian, Thomson Airways, Transavia.com, Iberia.
