Flights Cardiff → Alicante
CWL → ALC
Route overview
The flight route from Cardiff to Alicante operates with an average on-time performance of 80%, experiencing a mean delay of 8.2 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been seven flights along this route, each operated by an Airbus A320 aircraft. The destination airport in Alicante, which opened in 1967, serves approximately 13,202,880 passengers annually.
The Cardiff (CWL) → Alicante (ALC) route is operated by Iberia Airlines, Vueling Airlines. Across 7 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 12.8/100 (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 Cardiff the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Alicante: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Cardiff (CWL) to Alicante (ALC) heads south for about 1,474 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 16m.
Departures from Cardiff on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 71% of CWL-ALC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Cardiff the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Alicante it is 24.9 min (ATC pre-departure).
Across 7 tracked CWL-ALC flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 8 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 CWL-ALC
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Frequently asked questions about CWL-ALC
On the Cardiff (CWL) -> Alicante (ALC) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 7 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Cardiff-Alicante is 0.00% across 7 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 Cardiff-Alicante route is about 1,474 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, UK261 compensation is £220, barring extraordinary circumstances.
