Waterloo Regional Airport – ALO Waterloo
Waterloo Regional Airport is also known as Livingston Betsworth Field. The airport with code ALO is found in the central business of Waterloo, Iowa in Black Hawk County. The airport is used for general aviation. Currently, the airport is only served by one commercial air carrier called American Eagle which is an affiliate of American Airlines. It offers daily flights to Chicago. The airport is covering an area of 2,583 acres of land and has 3 runways that are operational. The airport is averaging 53 aircraft per day. The majority of these flights fall under general aviation.
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Waterloo Regional Airport has two gates, and 1 passenger bridge. Delta Air Lines was the only airline operating in the airport for years but they have turned it over to Essential Air Services that are offering subsidy flights. The airport began its services in the late 1940s. Several regional carriers offer their services to Waterloo for more than a decade. Competition from the nearby airport forced to drop flights going to the city. Cedar Rapids and Washington are two cities that surround the airport.
What to Do & Area Attractions
A lot of properties offering comfortable accommodations are found near the airport. The Isle Casino Hotel Waterloo is 20 minutes drive from the airfield. The rooms are simple with a plush bed and a whirlpool tub. Quality Inn and Suites is 10 miles from the airport. It offers affordable accommodation in the city center. Lifestyle Inn Cedar Falls is less than 17 minutes drive from the airport.
Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) is also an airport serving the area.
