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SPF to ALO: distance & flight time
Spearfish-South Dakota (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field) → Waterloo (Waterloo Regional Airport)
585 mi
942 km · 508 nm
1h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
585 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 44m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SPF — Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field · Spearfish-South Dakota, 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 SPF
- RCA · Ellsworth Air Force Base41 mi away
- RAP · Rapid City Regional Airport47 mi away
- GCC · Gillette Campbell County Airport87 mi away
- CDR · Chadron Municipal Airport119 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 SPF from ALO?
The flight distance from Spearfish-South Dakota (SPF) to Waterloo (ALO) is 585 miles (942 km, 508 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPF to ALO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 44m 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 Spearfish-South Dakota and Waterloo?
Waterloo is 1 hour ahead of Spearfish-South Dakota.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SPF to ALO?
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