Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
SCN to ALO: distance & flight time
Saarbruecken (Saarbrücken Airport) → Waterloo (Waterloo Regional Airport)
4,447 mi
7,157 km · 3,865 nm
9h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
See live SCN→ALO fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
4,447 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 11m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SCN — Saarbrücken Airport · Saarbruecken, Germany
- 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 SCN
- ZQW · Zweibrücken Airport13 mi away
- RMS · Ramstein Air Base27 mi away
- ETZ · Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport42 mi away
- MZM · Metz-Frescaty (BA 128) Air Base45 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 SCN from ALO?
The flight distance from Saarbruecken (SCN) to Waterloo (ALO) is 4,447 miles (7,157 km, 3,865 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SCN to ALO?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 11m 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 Saarbruecken and Waterloo?
Waterloo is 7 hours behind Saarbruecken.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SCN to ALO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SCN–ALO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.