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).
Weather right now KFOD · observed 3:56 pm CDT (20:56 UTC), 23 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west (260°) at 12 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 82°F (28°C), dew point 58°F (14°C)
- Altimeter 29.82 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:20 pm CDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 13 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 4:30 pm CDT (21:30 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 5:00 am CDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KFOD 062056Z AUTO 26012KT 10SM CLR 28/14 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP105 T02780144 56019 $
TAF KFOD 061720Z 0618/0718 23013G21KT P6SM SKC FM062130 24012KT P6SM FEW250 FM062300 23005KT P6SM FEW200 FM071000 36004KT P6SM SCT200
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
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
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- 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.
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.
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, never named. All aircraft registered in Iowa.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.