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Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport

Alicante, Valencia (community) (Spain)
IATA: ALC ICAO: LEAL
Longest Active Runway
9,842 ft
3,000 meters
Field Elevation
142 ft
43 m MSL
Runway Inventory
1 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
38.2822°, -0.5582°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank
#21 in Spain
Out of 52 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#1227 Worldwide
Top 16.4% percentile
Elevation Ranking
#4913 MSL
Top 67.6% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
-1.6%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport's longest active runway measures 9,842 ft (3,000 m). It ranks as the #21 longest runway in Spain and #1227 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
10/28 9,842 ft (3000m) 148 ft (45m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database
Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01
Verification Method: SHA-256 Checksum Lock
Calculation Model: Haversine Great-Circle
Machine-readable endpoint: GET /api/airport/alc.json ↗