CWL → ALCCardiff to Alicante

live

Direct flights from Cardiff (CWL) to Alicante (ALC): 12 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. 43% of the last 7 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 16 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,474 km, an estimated 2 hours 23 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Cardiff and Alicante. Updated 19 October 2026 at 13:25 UTC.

Today, CWL → ALC

Mon 19 Oct · local times
  1. · FR5544Ryanair Departed Landed 14:06 +16

Checked ALC board 15:25

CWL Cardiff tracking
ALC Alicante disrupted · +79
1,474 km · ~2h 23m est.
dep bank 09:25–21:4512x weekly
Runs rough · 4 airlines · 12x weekly · nonstop
43% on time

of the last 7 operated CWL → ALC flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +16 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+16 minacross the last 7 operated legs
Flight time~2h 23mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures12x4 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
British AirwaysRyanairTUI AirwaysVueling

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
British AirwaysBA

Flights BA8052 varies We Fr Sa

RyanairFR

Flights FR5544 21:45 Mo Tu Th Su

TUI AirwaysBY

Flights BY6228 09:25 Tu · BY6644 10:10 Sa

VuelingVY

Flights VY1240 varies We Fr Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-19FR5544arrived+16
10-18FR5544arrived+10
10-17BA8052arrived+17
10-17BY6644arrived+17
10-17VY1240arrived+17
10-16BA8052arrived−1
10-16VY1240arrived−1

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
CWLCardiff tracking Full CWL delay board →
ALCAlicante +79 min disrupted 🌤 few clouds · SW 4 kt Full ALC delay board →

How the Cardiff to Alicante route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CWL 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

Cite this data

Journalists, bloggers, and researchers may cite this page with attribution and a link to Pro Flight Search.

Suggested citation

Pro Flight Search — Cardiff (CWL) to Alicante (ALC) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

Canonical URL
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/CWL-ALC
How we measure this →

CWL to ALC questions

Is CWL–ALC running on time right now?

High disruption likely. The arrival side at ALC is the weaker end, route health score 0/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from CWL to ALC?

Great-circle distance is 1,474 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 134–156 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CWL–ALC fly?

4 carriers operate this route, around 12 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 CWL 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.