Fort Dodge Regional Airport

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Fort Dodge Weather

METAR: KFOD 251956Z AUTO 16008KT 10SM FEW023 16/11 A2939 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W RAB11E21 SLP968 P0000 T01560106

TAF: KFOD 251738Z 2518/2618 13012KT P6SM BKN013 FM252200 10010KT P6SM VCSH OVC026 FM260000 06009KT 5SM -RA BR SCT008 OVC012 FM260400 01012KT 4SM -RA BR OVC007 FM261100 31014G22KT 2SM -SN BR OVC005 FM261600 31015G24KT P6SM OVC025

Reporting Station: KFOD (0.5 NM at True Heading of 106)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 995.3
Temperature: 15.6 C (60.08 F)
Dewpoint: 10.6 C (51.08 F)

Location

Latitude: 
42-33-04.3000N (42.551194)
Longitude: 
094-11-30.6000W (-94.191833)
Elevation: 
1156.3 feet MSL (352 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
0.8 E (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
03 N.M. N of Fort Dodge, Iowa
Found On: 
Omaha Chart
FAA Region: 
ACE

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
MS. RHONDA CHAMBERS
1639 NELSON AVE SUITE 2
FORT DODGE, IA 50501
515-573-3881
CITY OF FORT DODGE
819 FIRST AVE SOUTH
FORT DODGE, IA 50501
515-573-7144

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
10/1952
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/0400-1730
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZMP (Minneapolis)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZMP (Minneapolis)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
2156 feet (657 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
FOD
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
No
Customs Landing Rights: 
No
Military Landing Rights: 
Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
No
Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting: 
Class I
ARFF Index: A
Air Carrier Service: Scheduled
Certification Date: 11/1991

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  19
Multi Engine:  2
GA Helicopters:  1

Annual Operations (as of 03/01/2023)

Total Operations:  10598
Commercial:  1248 11.8%
Air Taxi:  250 2.4%
GA Local:  4000 37.7%
GA Itinerant:  5000 47.2%
Military Aircraft:  100 0.9%

Communications

CTAF:  123.000
Unicom:  123.000
AWOS-3PT:  118.775 (515-955-5490)

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 134.0/288.3 (FORT DODGE RCAG).
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 515

Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Fort Dodge Flight Suppot, Inc.
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Unicom 122.95 955-3434 100LL, Jet A
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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Fort Dodge(FOD)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 03/21/24 to 0901Z 04/18/24.

There are various types of charts available for an airport. They are listed in the Page Type column. Here is a legend for those types:

APD - Airport Diagram
DP - Departure Procedure Charts
HOT - Hot Spots
IAP - Instrument Approach Procedure Charts
MIN - Minimums
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts
Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
APD AIRPORT DIAGRAM NC-3
HOT HOT SPOT NC-3
IAP ILS OR LOC RWY 06 NC-3
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 NC-3
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 NC-3
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 NC-3
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 NC-3
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS NC-3
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS NC-3
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near FOD

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
0.0 Fort Dodge Regional Airport
(FOD KFOD FOD)
0 359 100LL, Jet A
15.5 Eagle Grove Municipal Airport
(KEAG EAG)
51 50 100LL
15.9 Webster City Municipal Airport
(EBS KEBS EBS)
115 114 100LL, Jet A
21.3 Rockwell City Municipal Airport
(2Y4)
242 241 100LL
22.2 Clarion Municipal Airport
(KCAV CAV)
59 59 100LL, Jet A
31.8 Algona Municipal Airport
(AXG KAXA AXA)
353 352 100LL, Jet A
33.2 Jefferson Municipal Airport
(EFW KEFW EFW)
191 190 100LL
33.8 Boone Municipal Airport
(BNW KBNW BNW)
152 151 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
36.4 Sac City Municipal Airport
(KSKI SKI)
253 252 100LL
37.1 Drake Airport
(2Y1)
111 111 100LL
40.0 Emmetsburg Municipal Airport
(KEGQ EGQ)
325 324 100LL
40.2 Arthur N Neu Airport
(CIN KCIN CIN)
221 220 100LL, Jet A
41.0 Iowa Falls Municipal Airport
(IFA KIFA IFA)
96 96 100LL, Jet A+
42.0 Ames Municipal Airport
(AMW KAMW AMW)
142 142 100, Jet A
43.4 Perry Municipal Airport
(PRO KPRO PRO)
178 177 100LL, Jet A
43.9 Hampton Municipal Airport
(HPT KHPT HPT)
76 76 100LL, Jet A
46.4 Storm Lake Municipal Airport
(SLB KSLB SLB)
273 271 100, Jet A
52.5 Mason City Municipal Airport
(MCW KMCW MCW)
45 45 100LL, Jet A
56.9 Estherville Municipal Airport
(EST KEST EST)
334 333 100LL, Jet A+
57.8 Spencer Municipal Airport
(SPW KSPW SPW)
310 309 100LL, Jet A

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

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NOTAM Radius Search

NOTAMS within

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NM of KFOD

NOTAM Flight Path Search (Enter from two to five locations below)

NOTAMS within

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NM of KFOD

Remarks

A110-3 ACR OPNS INVOLVING ACFT WITH MORE THAN 9 PASSENGER SEATS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED IN EXCESS OF 15 MINS BEFORE OR AFT SCHEDULED ARR OR DEP TIMES WITHOUT PRIOR COORD WITH ARPT MANAGEMENT AND/OR ARPT MAINT & CONFIRMATION THAT ARFF SVCS ARE AVBL PRIOR TO LANDING OR TAKEOFF.
A110-4 RY 06 IS CALM WIND RY.
A110-5 SFC CONDS NOT MONTRD ON WKENDS AND BTWN 1600-0500 MON-FRI.
A110-6 FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
A15 EMAIL ADDRESS: RCHAMBERS@FORTDODGEIOWA.ORG (ALL LOWER CASE)
A17 FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL (515) 955-3434/332-4955.
A26 ARFF INDEX B PROVIDED.
A70-FUEL-10 0LL 100LL AND JET A SELF-SVC FUEL AVBL.
A81-APT ACTVT HIRL RY 06/24; MIRL RY 12/30; REIL RYS 12, 24 & 30; MALSR RY 06 & VASI RYS 12 & 24 & PAPI RYS 06 & 30 - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 06/24
12/30
Longest Runway: 06/24 is 6547 ft (1996 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach: 06

FOD Airport Runway Details

Runway 06/24  6547 ft x 150 ft (1996 m x 46 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 09/15/2008
Surface:  Asphalt - Excellent condition - Saw-cut or plastic grooved
Runway Pavement Class:  60 /F/B/X/T
Runway Edge Lights:  High Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  65.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  110.0
Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:  165.0

Runway 06

Runway 24

Elevation: 
1079.5 1156.3
Latitude: 
42-32-51.4560N 42-33-18.7830N
Longitude: 
094-12-20.6787W 094-11-01.4083W
Runway True Alignment: 
065 245
ILS Type: 
ILS
Glide Path Angle: 
3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
Precision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 4-Box VASI On Left Side Of Runway
Approach Light System: 
1,400 Foot Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System With Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
REIL: 
Yes
Threshold Crossing Height: 
55 41
Declared Distances
Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA): 
6547 6547
Take Off Distance Avbl. (TODA): 
6547 6547
Actual Stop Dist. Avbl. (ASDA): 
6547 6547
Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA): 
6547 6547

Runway 12/30  5301 ft x 100 ft (1616 m x 30 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 09/15/2008
Surface:  Asphalt - Excellent condition - Saw-cut or plastic grooved
Runway Pavement Class:  52 /F/B/X/T
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  36.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  58.0

Runway 12

Runway 30

Elevation: 
1112.3 1141.8
Latitude: 
42-33-19.0751N 42-32-47.5829N
Longitude: 
094-11-46.0551W 094-10-49.4856W
Runway True Alignment: 
127 307
Glide Path Angle: 
3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
POLE
Object Height: 
30
Distance from End: 
1340
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
4-Box VASI On Left Side Of Runway 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
Yes Yes
Threshold Crossing Height: 
51 39
Declared Distances
Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA): 
5301 5301
Take Off Distance Avbl. (TODA): 
5301 5301
Actual Stop Dist. Avbl. (ASDA): 
5301 5301
Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA): 
5301 5301

Services

Airframe Repair: 
Major
Powerplant Repair: 
Major
Fuel Available: 
100LL, Jet A
Landing Fees: 
No
Parking: 
Hangars and tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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