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YAC to ALO: distance & flight time
Cat Lake (Cat Lake Airport) → Waterloo (Waterloo Regional Airport)
634 mi
1,021 km · 551 nm
1h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
634 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 51m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- YAC — Cat Lake Airport · Cat Lake, Canada
- 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 YAC
- YPL · Pickle Lake Airport72 mi away
- YNO · North Spirit Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport86 mi away
- ZRJ · Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport87 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 YAC from ALO?
The flight distance from Cat Lake (YAC) to Waterloo (ALO) is 634 miles (1,021 km, 551 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAC to ALO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 51m 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 YAC to ALO?
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