EDI → ALCEdinburgh to Alicante

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Direct flights from Edinburgh (EDI) to Alicante (ALC): 16 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. The median arrival is 16 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,976 km, an estimated 3 hours 2 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Edinburgh and Alicante. Updated 12 September 2026 at 19:09 UTC.

EDI Edinburgh busy · +29
ALC Alicante smooth · +0
1,976 km · ~3h 02m est.
dep bank 06:05–23:4516x weekly
Running clean · 4 airlines · 16x weekly · nonstop
81 / 100

route health from live EDI and ALC delay boards

Median arrival delay is +16 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+16 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~3h 02mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures16x4 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
Fri
Sat
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AvialeasingeasyJet UKJet2.comRyanair

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
AvialeasingEC

Flights EC5554 23:45 Su

easyJet UKU2

Flights U23205 varies Mo We Sa

Jet2.comLS

Flights LS775 varies Tu Th Fr Sa Su

RyanairFR

Flights FR5579 varies Mo We Th Fr Sa Su · FR5580 18:00 Tu Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-12EZY3205departed+65
09-12FR5579arrived+16
09-12FR5580dep +20 → arr−15
09-12LS775arrived−19

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
EDIEdinburgh +29 min busy 🌤 scattered clouds · W 11 kt Full EDI delay board →
ALCAlicante +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · E 13 kt Full ALC delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at EDI and ALC: 46% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +11 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Edinburgh to Alicante route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop EDI 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 →

EDI to ALC questions

Is EDI–ALC running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at EDI is the weaker end, route health score 81/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from EDI to ALC?

Great-circle distance is 1,976 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 169–199 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does EDI–ALC fly?

4 carriers operate this route, around 17 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 EDI 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.