Flights Bilbao → Alicante
BIO → ALC
Route overview
This flight route connects Bilbao with Alicane, featuring a perfect on-time performance record of 100% over ten flights, with an average delay of just 3.8 minutes. The aircraft used for this route include Canadair Regional Jet 900, Canadair Regional Jet 200, and Airbus A320 models, flying between Bilbao Airport, which opened in 1948, and Alicante Airport, a more recent addition that opened in 1967 and currently handles over thirteen million passengers annually.
The Bilbao (BIO) → Alicante (ALC) route is operated by Iberia Airlines, Vueling Airlines. Across 10 flights monitored in recent months, 100% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 4 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.2/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Alicante the average ATFM delay is 24.9 minutes (main cause: ATC pre-departure). Departing from Bilbao the average ATFM delay is 1.7 minutes.
Heading to Alicante: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Bilbao (BIO) to Alicante (ALC) heads south for about 592 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 10m.
Departures from Bilbao on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 80% of BIO-ALC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Bilbao the average ATFM delay is 1.7 min (ATC pre-departure); arriving into Alicante it is 24.9 min (ATC pre-departure).
Across 10 tracked BIO-ALC flights, 100% left on time with an average delay of 4 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vueling Airlines (VY) | 89% | 19 min | 0.0% |
| Iberia Airlines (IB) | 86% | 17 min | 4.8% |
Airlines operating BIO-ALC
Frequently asked questions about BIO-ALC
On the Bilbao (BIO) -> Alicante (ALC) route, on-time performance is 100% with an average delay of 4 minutes, based on 10 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Bilbao-Alicante is 0.00% across 10 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Iberia Airlines, Vueling Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Alicante, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
The Bilbao-Alicante route is about 592 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.
