AirportsWaterloo Regional Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Waterloo, in Iowa, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ALO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ALO
- ICAO code
- KALO
- City
- Waterloo
- State or region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 42.5571° N, 92.4003° W
- Elevation
- 266 m (873 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,560 m (8,399 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ALO means Waterloo Regional Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KALO. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 42.5571° N, 92.4003° W. It stands 266 metres (873 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Cedar Rapids, about 87 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Waterloo Regional Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,560 metres (8,399 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 217.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,560 m 8,399 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 18/36 | 1,830 m 6,003 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Eastern Iowa AirportCedar Rapids | CID | 94 km |
| Mason City Municipal AirportMason City | MCW | 101 km |
| Dubuque Regional AirportDubuque | DBQ | 140 km |
| Fort Dodge Regional AirportFort Dodge | FOD | 147 km |
| Rochester International AirportRochester | RST | 150 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,035 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,996 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,783 km | 14 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,572 km | 8 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,560 km | 2 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,452 km | 3 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,864 km | 18 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,843 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,512 km | 18 h 00 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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