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SZL to ALO: distance & flight time
Knobnoster (Whiteman Air Force Base) → Waterloo (Waterloo Regional Airport)
271 mi
436 km · 236 nm
1h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
271 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 11m 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
- SZL — Whiteman Air Force Base · Knobnoster, 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 SZL
- MKC · Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport62 mi away
- OJC · Johnson County Executive Airport65 mi away
- AIZ · Lee C Fine Memorial Airport70 mi away
- COU · Columbia Regional Airport72 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 SZL from ALO?
The flight distance from Knobnoster (SZL) to Waterloo (ALO) is 271 miles (436 km, 236 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SZL to ALO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 cheapest way to fly from SZL to ALO?
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