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ALO to AVL: distance & flight time
Waterloo (Waterloo Regional Airport) → Asheville (Asheville Regional Airport)
722 mi
1,162 km · 627 nm
2h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
722 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 2m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ALO — Waterloo Regional Airport · Waterloo, United States
- AVL — Asheville Regional Airport · Asheville, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ALO
- CCY · Northeast Iowa Regional Airport37 mi away
- CID · The Eastern Iowa Airport58 mi away
- MCW · Mason City Municipal Airport63 mi away
- PCD · Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport72 mi away
Near AVL
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg International Airport42 mi away
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport42 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport48 mi away
- SPA · Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport49 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ALO from AVL?
The flight distance from Waterloo (ALO) to Asheville (AVL) is 722 miles (1,162 km, 627 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ALO to AVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 2m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from ALO to AVL?
Nonstop service on ALO–AVL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 2m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Waterloo and Asheville?
Asheville is 1 hour ahead of Waterloo.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ALO to AVL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ALO–AVL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ALO to AVL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ALO–AVL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.