Fort Dodge Regional
FOD · KFOD · Fort Dodge, Iowa · Webster County · map
Fort Dodge Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Fort Dodge, 3 miles north of Fort Dodge, Iowa, 1,156 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 06/24, is 6,547 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 22 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 10,598 takeoffs and landings a year. About 7,416 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Fort Dodge Regional?
Its FAA code is FOD, and its ICAO code is KFOD.
Where is Fort Dodge Regional?
It is 3 miles north of Fort Dodge, Iowa, 1,156 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Fort Dodge Regional?
The longest of its 2 runways, 06/24, is 6,547 feet long.
Does Fort Dodge Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Fort Dodge Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Fort Dodge Regional?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Chicago O'Hare International, Denver International, Fort Dodge Regional, John Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County, General Mitchell International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Fort Dodge Regional?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Fod Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Fort Dodge Regional?
4 pilot examiners and 5 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Fort Dodge Regional…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA FOD · ICAO KFOD
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Fort Dodge
- Elevation
- 1,156 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 843 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 5:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Omaha sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1952
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 6,547 × 150 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 12/30 | 5,301 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 06: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 24: VASI, four boxes on the left
- Runway 12: VASI, four boxes on the left
- Runway 30: PAPI, four lights on the left, pole 30 ft high 1,340 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Fod and aWOS-3PT | 118.775 | |
| Fort Dodge Center (remote transmitter) Low | 134.0 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 515-955-5490.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- air freight, air ambulance, avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Webster City Municipal (16 nm southeast), Clarion Municipal (22 nm northeast), Algona Municipal (32 nm north).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Iowa · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate high-intensity runway lights runway 06/24; medium-intensity runway lights runway 12/30; runway end identifier lights runways 12, 24 and 30; approach lights (MALSR) runway 06 and VASI runways 12 and 24 and PAPI runways 06 and 30 - the common traffic frequency.
- 100LL and jet a SELF-SVC fuel available.
- Air carrier operations involving aircraft with more than 9 passenger seats are not authorized in excess of 15 minimums before or aft scheduled arrival or departure times without prior coord with airport management and/or airport maintenance and confirmation that rescue and firefighting (ARFF) services are available prior to landing or takeoff.
- Runway 06 is calm wind runway.
- Surface conditions not montrd on weekends and between 4:00 pm to 5:00 am MON-FRI.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 626 departures from FOD in those twelve months, carrying 10,389 passengers in 31,572 seats (33% filled), to 12 destinations on 2 airlines.
All 12 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 19 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
| helicopters | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 10,598, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 1,248 |
| air taxi and commuter | 250 |
| general aviation, travelling | 5,000 |
| general aviation, local | 4,000 |
| military | 100 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Fort Dodge from the FAA register
21 aircraft are registered to owners in Fort Dodge, Iowa: 14 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 2 helicopters, 2 drones, 1 balloon. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Iowa.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Fort Dodge, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
- Fort Dodge Flight Support INC Fort Dodge Flight Support is an FBO at Fort Dodge Regional Airport in Iowa.
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Fod Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Fort Dodge
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 4 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 5 aviation medical examiners.
- John Brent Mclaughlin private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Jefferson Municipal Airport · Jefferson, IA (33 nm) · (515) 724-4164 · [email protected]
- Christopher David Schrodt private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Central Iowa Air Service · Ames, IA (42 nm) · (641) 351-7675 · [email protected]
- Harrison McNaughton private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Ames Municipal Airport · Ames, IA (42 nm) · (515) 202-8964 · [email protected]
- John Burkhardt private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Central Iowa Air Service · Ames, IA (42 nm) · (641) 330-9290 · [email protected]
All 9 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 4 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Fort Dodge 21 aircraft · 14 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 2 helicopters
- Dashdale Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Fort Dodge Flight Support INC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Fod Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 544 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Denver International (DEN) 66 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Fort Dodge Regional (FOD) 5 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- John Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County (JST) 2 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- General Mitchell International (MKE) 2 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Appleton International (ATW) 1 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Des Moines International (DSM) 1 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Washington Dulles International (IAD) 1 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 4 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Iowa 869 since 1982 · 129 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Iowa 112 landing places
- Iowa 4,509 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/FOD.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 28, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.