06 mars 2006
Alicante, El Altet ( ALC / LEAL ) Spain
Alicante International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Alicante), (IATA: ALC, ICAO: LEAL), originally named El Altet, is the main airport for the regions of Alicante and Murcia in Spain. It is located within the municipality of Elx (Elche), just 9 km southwest of Alicante.
El Altet opened on 1967-05-04, replacing the older airdrome La Rabassa that had served Alicante since 1936. The airport took its name from a part of the city of Elx.
Alicante is the major airport on Costa Blanca, so 80% traffic is international.
In 2005, the airport carried 8,796,321 passengers.
| Alicante Airport Aeropuerto de Alicante | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| IATA: ALC – ICAO: LEAL | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Aena | ||
| Serves | Alicante (province) | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 142 ft / 43 m | ||
| Coordinates |  38°17′01″N 00°33′31″W / 38.28361, -0.55861 | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 10/28 | 9,842 | 3,000 | Asphalt |
16 Pictures DSp about ALC in 2005 & 2006
