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ALO to YXH: distance & flight time
Waterloo (Waterloo Regional Airport) → Medicine Hat (Medicine Hat Airport)
1,011 mi
1,628 km · 879 nm
2h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,011 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 40m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ALO — Waterloo Regional Airport · Waterloo, United States
- YXH — Medicine Hat Airport · Medicine Hat, Canada
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 YXH
- YSD · Suffield Heliport27 mi away
- YQL · Lethbridge County Airport96 mi away
- HVR · Havre City County Airport111 mi away
- YKY · Kindersley Airport123 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ALO from YXH?
The flight distance from Waterloo (ALO) to Medicine Hat (YXH) is 1,011 miles (1,628 km, 879 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ALO to YXH?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 40m 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 YXH?
Nonstop service on ALO–YXH 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 40m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Waterloo and Medicine Hat?
Medicine Hat is 1 hour behind Waterloo.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ALO to YXH?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ALO–YXH that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ALO to YXH fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ALO–YXH 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.