AirportsFort Dodge Regional Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Fort Dodge, in Iowa, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is FOD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- FOD
- ICAO code
- KFOD
- City
- Fort Dodge
- State or region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 42.5526° N, 94.1912° W
- Elevation
- 352 m (1,156 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,996 m (6,547 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, FOD means Fort Dodge Regional Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KFOD. 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 42.5526° N, 94.1912° W. It stands 352 metres (1,156 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Des Moines, about 116 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
Fort Dodge Regional Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,996 metres (6,547 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 386.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 1,996 m 6,547 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 12/30 | 1,616 m 5,301 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mason City Municipal AirportMason City | MCW | 97 km |
| Des Moines International AirportDes Moines | DSM | 122 km |
| Waterloo Regional AirportWaterloo | ALO | 147 km |
| Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day FieldSioux City | SUX | 181 km |
| Eppley AirfieldOmaha | OMA | 198 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,058 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,034 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,855 km | 14 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,678 km | 8 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,706 km | 2 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,311 km | 3 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,804 km | 18 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,748 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,369 km | 17 h 50 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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