MAN → ALCManchester to Alicante

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Direct flights from Manchester (MAN) to Alicante (ALC): 28 nonstop departures observed each week across 6 airlines. The median arrival is 3 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 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 28 October 2026 at 13:47 UTC.

Today, MAN → ALC

Wed 28 Oct · local times
  1. 06:00 FR2070Ryanair Left 06:08 +8 Landed 09:49 +4
  2. 06:25 U22013easyJet UK Left 06:17 Landed 10:00 −15
  3. 10:15 LS879Jet2.com Left 10:27 +12 ALC est. 14:08In the air · sched 14:05
  4. 15:45 EC5564easyJet On scheduleT2 ALC 19:35scheduled
  5. 15:45 U22015easyJet UK On scheduleT2 ALC 19:35scheduled
  6. 17:45 FR4027Ryanair On scheduleT3 ALC 21:30scheduled
  7. 18:00 U22023easyJet UK On scheduleT2 ALC 21:50scheduled
  8. 19:35 FR4007Ryanair On scheduleT3 ALC 23:20scheduled

Checked MAN board 13:47 · ALC board 14:24

MAN Manchester smooth · +6
ALC Alicante smooth · +0
1,681 km · ~2h 39m est.
dep bank 05:50–21:1528x weekly
Running clean · 6 airlines · 28x weekly · nonstop
95 / 100

route health from live MAN and ALC delay boards

Median arrival delay is +3 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+3 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~2h 39mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures28x6 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
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Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
easyJetEASYJET EUROPEJet2.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
easyJetU2

Flights U22013 varies daily · U22015 varies Mo Tu We Th Sa Su · U22033 varies Tu We Th Fr Sa Su

EASYJET EUROPEEC

Flights EC5564 varies We Su · EC5522 21:15 We Su

Jet2.comLS

Flights LS879 07:00 daily · LS881 varies Mo Th Sa · LS957 varies Fr Su

RyanairFR

Flights FR4027 varies Mo Tu We Th Sa Su · FR4076 varies Mo Tu Th Fr Sa Su · FR9073 varies Tu Th Sa · FR4007 varies daily

Ryanair UKRK

Flights RK4027 varies Mo Fr Su

TUI AirwaysBY

Flights BY2620 06:05 Sa · BY2234 varies Tu

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-28FR2070dep +8 → arr+4
10-28LS879dep +12 → arr+3
10-28U22013dep −8 → arr−15
10-27FR9073arrived−16

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 +6 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · WSW 9 kt Full MAN delay board →
ALCAlicante +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · E 10 kt Full ALC delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MAN: 52% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +16 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. 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 06:05 and evening departures around 21:15 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?

6 carriers operate this route, around 67 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.