Flights Alicante → London
ALC → LGW
Route overview
The flight route from Alicante to London operates with a high on-time performance rate of 90%, with an average delay of just 3.2 minutes across its 23 total flights. The diverse fleet includes aircraft such as the Airbus A319, Boeing 737-400, Airbus A320, Airbus A321, and Boeing 757-200, serving a busy destination airport that sees over 40 million passengers annually.
The Alicante (ALC) → London (LGW) route is operated by British Airways, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Iberia Airlines, easyJet. Across 23 flights monitored in recent months, 91% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 3 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At London the average ATFM delay is 1.8 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Alicante the average ATFM delay is 24.9 minutes.
Heading to London: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Alicante (ALC) to London (LGW) heads north for about 1,431 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 13m.
Departures from Alicante on this leg cluster in the evening window: about 48% of ALC-LGW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Alicante the average ATFM delay is 24.9 min (ATC pre-departure); arriving into London it is 1.8 min (atfm).
Across 23 tracked ALC-LGW flights, 91% left on time with an average delay of 3 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iberia Airlines (IB) | 86% | 17 min | 4.8% |
| British Airways (BA) | 77% | 17 min | 2.4% |
| easyJet (U2) | 73% | 26 min | 0.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about ALC-LGW
On the Alicante (ALC) -> London (LGW) route, on-time performance is 91% with an average delay of 3 minutes, based on 23 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Alicante-London is 0.00% across 23 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: British Airways, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Iberia Airlines, easyJet.
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The Alicante-London route is about 1,431 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €250, barring extraordinary circumstances.
