Alicante Airport

Information about Alicante Airport

Information about Alicante Airport and the flights to and from Alicante

Alicante International Airport is located in one of the most up and coming areas of the Mediterranean coast, providing superb business and economic opportunities to the Costa Blanca area and is now the main airport serving the Costa Blanca holiday resorts.

Over the last few years new facilities and services have been added to counter the demands of the more than six million passengers who now use this airport for business or pleasure.

Back in 1996 the airport's terminal was totally revamped to be able to accommodate up to 7 million passengers per year. The capacity of the airport's car park was also increased to cater for a maximum volume of 4,200 passengers during peak times.

The airport itself has a single runway, built to cope with a maximum stated capacity of 30 operations per hour. However, the main airfield is equipped with state of the art radar procedures and could actually handle a sustained volume of traffic of up to 40 operations at peak time. This means that the present runway would have a sufficient capacity to handle in the region of 90,000 aircraft operations per year which is estimated to be reached by the year 2015.

At the current time, in terms of the volume of passengers that pass through Alicante airport, it ranks seventh within the overall Spanish airport network. In the year 2003 it passed the 8 million passengers mark, up 16.9 per cent on the 2002 figure.

Where is Alicante Airport located?

By Road - From Alicante city centre you need to take the Autovia (motorway) Alicante-Murcia and leave at the airport junction which is clearly signposted. Alternatively, you can take the national road N-340 to the airport and again leave at the airport exit. From Benidorm, take the Autopista (motorway) called the A-7.

Public Transport
Taxis are always available at the airport although it can get busy during peak times. The avearge journey time to Alicante city centre is about 15 to 20 minutes. The actual taxi rank is situated right in front of the arrivals hall.
Bus services run every hour to and from Alicante central bus station. Additional bus services run directly to Benidorm and Murcia. All buses depart from opposite the arrivals hall at Alicante airport.

Car Parking at Alicante Airport

Ample car parking is available at the airport in two car parks. One car park is located directly opposite the main terminal building and the other one just beside it. Both long and short-term car parking rates are available at Alicante airport.

Car Hire at Alicante Airport

We have teamed up with the major car rental firms for Alicante Airport, just use the link below to find low cost car hire in Spain.

Disabled Facilities at Alicante Airport

For disabled visitors to Alicante airport there is a designated area just outside the main terminal building for dropping off disabled passengers. IN addition there are also designated disabled car parking spaces in the airport car park itself again just opposite the terminal building. Inside of Alicante airport it has lifts, ramps and disabled toilets. If wheelchairs are required they are available on request although passengers requiring wheelchairs and special assistance should inform their airline prior to travelling.

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