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SCQ to ALC: distance & flight time
Santiago (Santiago de Compostela Airport) → Alicante (Alicante International Airport)
521 mi
838 km · 453 nm
1h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
521 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 36m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- SCQ — Santiago de Compostela Airport · Santiago, Spain
- 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 SCQ
- LCG · A Coruña Airport28 mi away
- VGO · Vigo Airport47 mi away
- BGZ · Braga Municipal Aerodrome90 mi away
- BGC · Bragança Airport113 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 SCQ from ALC?
The flight distance from Santiago (SCQ) to Alicante (ALC) is 521 miles (838 km, 453 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SCQ to ALC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 36m 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 SCQ to ALC?
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