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About Alicante–Elche Airport (ALC)
| IATA/ICAO Code: | ALC/LEAL |
| Address: | 03195 L'Altet, Alicante, Spain |
| City: | Alicante |
| Country: | Spain |
| Phone: | +34 913 21 10 00 |
| Website: | http://www.aena.es/en/alicante-airport/ |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/aena |
| Arrivals: | Alicante–Elche Airport (ALC) Arrivals |
| Departures: | Alicante–Elche Airport (ALC) Departures |
| Weather |
Temperature: 27.54°C Conditions: Clouds Humidity: 77% Wind: 4.63 k/h Pressure: 1016 hpa |
| Latitude/Longitude | 38.28219986, -0.558156013 |
| Map: | Click to view airport map |
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Alicante–Elche Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche, Valencian: Aeroport d’Alacant-Elx), (IATA: ALC, ICAO: LEAL), originally named El Altet, is the sixth busiest airport in Spain based on passenger numbers, and the main airport for the Valencian Community and the Region of Murcia. The airport is situated 9 km (5.6 mi) southwest of Alicante, about 160 km (99 mi) south of Valencia, about 70 km (43 mi) north of Murcia and 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Elche in the municipality of Elche on Mediterranean coast. The airport is a base for Air Nostrum, Evelop Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Ryanair and Vueling.
By 2015 the airport was beating its yearly record, handling 10,574,484 passengers. making it the busiest airport in the Valencian Community by passenger numbers, and one of the 50 busiest in Europe. Up to eighty percent of all passenger flights are international. The largest numbers of passengers arrive from Ireland, the United Kingdom, Germany, and the Netherlands. Popular domestic destinations are Madrid, Palma de Mallorca and Barcelona. Both international and domestic passenger traffic have increased significantly in the last decade.
Alicante–Elche Airport Shops, Restaurants, and Facilities
Tax Free shops, bars, restaurants, cafes, and facilities at Alicante–Elche Airport include:
What airlines operate passenger services out of Alicante–Elche Airport?
The following airlines all fly passenger services out of Alicante–Elche Airport:
What are the closest airports to Alicante–Elche Airport (ALC)?
Here are the 10 closest airports to Alicante–Elche Airport.
Duty Free Allowance at Alicante–Elche Airport
If you are travelling to Spain from a country within the EU, then you can bring in an unlimited amount of goods that you have bought in that country as long as the price you paid included tax and the goods are for your own personal use (this also includes items that you intend to be gifts).
What are the limits on duty free cigarettes/alcohol at Alicante–Elche Airport from inside the EU
Despite there not being a limit on the amount of alcoholic and tobacco goods that you can bring in from a country in the EU, if you have goods that are more than the following guidelines, then there is a good chance that you will be questioned by a Customs Officer about what you intend to do with the goods:
- 800 cigarettes, 200 cigars, or 1 kg of tobacco
- 110 litres of beer
- 10 litres of spirits
- 90 litres of wine
- 20 litres of fortified wine
What are the limits on duty free cigarettes/alcohol at Alicante–Elche Airport from outside the EU
If you are entering Spain from a country outside of the EU, then your allowance changes to the amounts listed below. Again, these must be for your own personal use. If you intend to sell the goods or if you go over these allowances, then you may have to pay duty and/or tax).
- 200 cigarettes, 100 cigarillos, 50 cigars, or 250g of tobacco
- 4 litres of still wine
- 1 litre of alcohol over 22% volume or 2 litres of alcohol less than 22% volume
- 16 litres of beer
- up to £390 worth of all other goods
