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HOT to ALO: distance & flight time
Hot Springs (Memorial Field) → Waterloo (Waterloo Regional Airport)
559 mi
900 km · 486 nm
1h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
559 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 41m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- HOT — Memorial Field · Hot Springs, 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.
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Near HOT
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 HOT from ALO?
The flight distance from Hot Springs (HOT) to Waterloo (ALO) is 559 miles (900 km, 486 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HOT to ALO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 41m 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 HOT to ALO?
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