Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
CIU to ALO: distance & flight time
Sault Ste Marie (Chippewa County International Airport) → Waterloo (Waterloo Regional Airport)
467 mi
751 km · 406 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
See live CIU→ALO fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
467 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- CIU — Chippewa County International Airport · Sault Ste Marie, United States
- ALO — Waterloo Regional Airport · Waterloo, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near CIU
- YAM · Sault Ste Marie Airport16 mi away
- DRE · Drummond Island Airport39 mi away
- PLN · Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport49 mi away
- GLR · Gaylord Regional Airport86 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is CIU from ALO?
The flight distance from Sault Ste Marie (CIU) to Waterloo (ALO) is 467 miles (751 km, 406 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIU to ALO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 29m 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 time difference between Sault Ste Marie and Waterloo?
Waterloo is 1 hour behind Sault Ste Marie.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CIU to ALO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CIU–ALO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.