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AMS to ALC: distance & flight time
Amsterdam (Amsterdam Airport Schiphol) → Alicante (Alicante International Airport)
1,002 mi
1,613 km · 871 nm
2h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,002 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 39m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- AMS — Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Amsterdam, Netherlands
- ALC — Alicante International Airport · Alicante, Spain
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AMS
- LID · Valkenburg Naval Air Base18 mi away
- UTC · Soesterberg Air Base25 mi away
- RTM · Rotterdam The Hague Airport28 mi away
- LEY · Lelystad Airport34 mi away
Near ALC
- MJV · San Javier Airport38 mi away
- RMU · Región de Murcia International Airport45 mi away
- ABC · Albacete-Los Llanos Airport84 mi away
- VLC · Valencia Airport84 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AMS from ALC?
The flight distance from Amsterdam (AMS) to Alicante (ALC) is 1,002 miles (1,613 km, 871 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AMS to ALC?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 39m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AMS to ALC?
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