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ALO to CDS: distance & flight time
Waterloo (Waterloo Regional Airport) → Childress (Childress Municipal Airport)
704 mi
1,133 km · 612 nm
2h
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
704 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- ALO — Waterloo Regional Airport · Waterloo, United States
- CDS — Childress Municipal Airport · Childress, 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 CDS
- LTS · Altus Air Force Base60 mi away
- HBR · Hobart Regional Airport80 mi away
- CSM · Clinton Sherman Airport88 mi away
- PPA · Perry Lefors Field91 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ALO from CDS?
The flight distance from Waterloo (ALO) to Childress (CDS) is 704 miles (1,133 km, 612 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ALO to CDS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 ALO to CDS?
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