MAN → ALCManchester to Alicante

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Direct flights from Manchester (MAN) to Alicante (ALC): 51 nonstop departures observed each week across 5 airlines. 81% of the last 16 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 4 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 18 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,681 km, an estimated 2 hours 39 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Manchester and Alicante. Updated 15 November 2026 at 10:52 UTC.

Today, MAN → ALC

Sun 15 Nov · local times
  1. 06:50 U22013easyJet UK Left 06:59 +9 Landed 10:53 +13
  2. 07:00 FR4027Ryanair Left 07:07 +7 Landed 10:49 +4
  3. 07:00 LS879Jet2.com Left 07:11 +11 Landed 10:57 +7
  4. 16:30 U22015easyJet UK On scheduleT2 ALC 20:20scheduled
  5. · FR2070Ryanair On schedule ALC 23:50scheduled
  6. · FR4007Ryanair On schedule ALC 21:40scheduled
  7. · LS957Jet2.com On schedule ALC 21:05scheduled

Checked MAN board 10:52 · ALC board 11:24

MAN Manchester smooth · +5
ALC Alicante smooth · +0
1,681 km · ~2h 39m est.
dep bank 06:00–18:2551x weekly
Runs reliable · 5 airlines · 51x weekly · nonstop
81% on time

of the last 16 tracked MAN → ALC flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +4 min. 0 of 18 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+4 minacross the last 16 arrivals
Flight time~2h 39mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures51x5 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 18

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
easyJetJet2.comRyanairRyanair UK

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
easyJetU2100% on time

Flights U22013 varies daily · U22015 varies Mo Tu We Fr Sa Su · U22023 varies We Th · U22031 varies Mo Fr

Jet2.comLS60% on time

Flights LS879 varies daily · LS881 varies Mo Th Sa · LS957 varies Fr Su

RyanairFR80% on time

Flights FR4027 varies Mo Tu We Th Sa Su · FR2070 varies Mo We Th Fr Sa Su · FR4007 varies daily

Ryanair UKRK

Flights RK2070 12:40 Tu

TUI AirwaysBY

Flights BY2620 06:00 Sa · BY2234 06:20 Tu

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-15FR4027dep +7 → arr+4
11-15LS879dep +11 → arr+7
11-15U22013dep +9 → arr+13
11-14BY2620departed+22
11-14FR2070dep +0 → arr−6
11-14FR4007dep +45 → arr+38
11-14FR4027dep +7 → arr+1
11-14LS879dep +52 → arr+58
11-14LS881dep +85 → arr+78
11-14U22013dep −10 → arr+4
11-14U22015dep −13 → arr−18
11-13FR2070dep +7 → arr−4
11-13FR4007departed+10
11-13LS879arrived−4
11-13LS957arrived+13
11-13U22013arrived+2
11-13U22015arrived+5
11-13U22031arrived−26

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
MANManchester +5 min smooth 🌤 clear · 3 kt Full MAN delay board →
ALCAlicante +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · SW 5 kt Full ALC delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MAN: a 48% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +14 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Manchester to Alicante route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MAN 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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MAN to ALC questions

Is MAN–ALC running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MAN is the weaker end, route health score 95/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MAN–ALC?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 from MAN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ALC delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MAN to ALC?

Great-circle distance is 1,681 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 149–174 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MAN–ALC fly?

5 carriers operate this route, around 51 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.