CGN → ALCKöln to Alicante

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Direct flights from Köln (CGN) to Alicante (ALC): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 78% of the last 9 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 4 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 9 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,524 km, an estimated 2 hours 27 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Köln and Alicante. Updated 19 September 2026 at 00:09 UTC.

CGN Köln tracking
ALC Alicante smooth · +0
1,524 km · ~2h 27m est.
dep bank 08:05–18:0514x weekly
Runs mixed · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
78% on time

of the last 9 operated CGN → ALC flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +4 min. 0 of 9 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+4 minacross the last 9 operated legs
Flight time~2h 27mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
EurowingsRyanair

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
EurowingsEW80% on time

Flights EW530 varies daily · EW536 18:05 Sa

RyanairFR

Flights FR1355 varies Mo Tu We Fr Sa Su · FR2106 10:55 Th

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-18EW530arrived−3
09-18FR1355arrived−11
09-17EW530arrived−1
09-17FR2106arrived+15
09-16EW530arrived+6
09-16FR1355arrived−22
09-15EW530arrived+40
09-15FR1355arrived+28
09-14EW530arrived+4

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
CGNKöln tracking Full CGN delay board →
ALCAlicante +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 5 kt Full ALC delay board →

How the Köln to Alicante route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CGN to ALC flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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How we measure this →

CGN to ALC questions

Is CGN–ALC running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from CGN to ALC?

Great-circle distance is 1,524 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 138–161 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CGN–ALC fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 15 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at CGN and arrival-side delay at ALC, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.