Alicante Airport FAQ — Flights, Bags & Transport
Straight answers about Alicante-Elche (ALC): the live board, baggage belts, airlines and practical airport questions. If your question isn’t here, write to us.
Arrival and departure times are matched from OpenSky ADS-B transponder data — the same signals air-traffic control uses — combined with the airport timetable. Live rows are accurate to the minute of transponder detection; schedule rows show published times.
Our server pulls fresh flight data about every 10 minutes, and the board updates itself automatically while you watch. You can also press “Refresh now” at any time.
No. The board works in any browser, is free, and stores nothing about you beyond an anonymous cookie choice.
All airlines operating at Alicante-Elche (ALC): Ryanair, Vueling, easyJet, Jet2, Iberia, Air Nostrum, TUI, Transavia, Norwegian, BA, Aer Lingus, Wizz Air and more — around 35 operators are recognised by callsign.
On arrivals, the belt column is baggage reclaim. On departures, it is the boarding gate. Numbers for schedule-based rows follow the airport’s typical patterns; live-matched rows show the real detected time.
No — Sky Departure is an independent guide and is not affiliated with AENA or Alicante Airport. For binding information (check-in deadlines, lost property, security rules), always confirm with your airline or the airport.
When ADS-B coverage is briefly unavailable for a rotation, the row falls back to the published timetable and is labelled “Scheduled” instead of “Live”. It returns to live matching automatically.
Yes — the board is built mobile-first. Add it to your home screen from your browser menu for one-tap access at the terminal.