Flights Alicante → Birmingham
ALC → BHX
Route overview
The flight route from Alicante to Birmingham operates with a mix of aircraft including the Embraer 175, Boeing 737-800, Airbus A321, and Airbus A320. With only eleven flights recorded, the route has a 70% on-time performance rate, but experiences an average delay of 22.9 minutes when not operating on schedule.
The Alicante (ALC) → Birmingham (BHX) route is operated by Ryanair. Across 11 flights monitored in recent months, 70% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 23 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Birmingham the average ATFM delay is 58.0 minutes (main cause: ATC pre-departure). Departing from Alicante the average ATFM delay is 24.9 minutes.
Heading to Birmingham: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Alicante (ALC) to Birmingham (BHX) heads north for about 1,579 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 24m.
Departures from Alicante on this leg cluster in the evening window: about 64% of ALC-BHX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Alicante the average ATFM delay is 24.9 min (ATC pre-departure); arriving into Birmingham it is 58.0 min (ATC pre-departure).
Across 11 tracked ALC-BHX flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 23 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryanair (FR) | 85% | 23 min | 0.6% |
Airlines operating ALC-BHX
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Frequently asked questions about ALC-BHX
On the Alicante (ALC) -> Birmingham (BHX) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 23 minutes, based on 11 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Alicante-Birmingham is 0.00% across 11 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Ryanair.
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The Alicante-Birmingham route is about 1,579 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €400, barring extraordinary circumstances.
