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ALO to EED: distance & flight time
Waterloo (Waterloo Regional Airport) → Needles (Needles Airport)
1,309 mi
2,107 km · 1,138 nm
3h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,309 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 19m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- EED — Needles Airport · Needles, 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 EED
- HII · Lake Havasu City Airport20 mi away
- LAS · McCarran International Airport96 mi away
- BLH · Blythe Airport79 mi away
- HSH · Henderson Executive Airport88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ALO from EED?
The flight distance from Waterloo (ALO) to Needles (EED) is 1,309 miles (2,107 km, 1,138 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ALO to EED?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 19m 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 EED?
Nonstop service on ALO–EED 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 3h 19m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ALO to EED?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ALO–EED that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ALO to EED fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ALO–EED 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.