Fort Dodge Regional (KFOD), Iowa
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Overview
Fort Dodge Regional Airport, KFOD, is a public-use, non-towered field in north-central Iowa serving business aviation traffic within the Fort Dodge area. The airport recorded 2,204 total operations in 2025 according to FAA TFMSC data, with 592 of those attributed to business aviation. Two paved asphalt runways serve traffic, the longer stretching 6,547 feet, and the field is attended daily during set hours with self-service fuel available outside that window.
Runways
Fort Dodge Regional has two paved runways. The longest, 06/24, is 6,547 ft long and 150 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Fort Dodge Regional has Jet A and 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 5am to 4pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Fort Dodge Regional does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Des Moines International (KDSM), 65 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Fort Dodge Regional recorded 592 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in August. Business aviation traffic at Fort Dodge Regional Airport concentrates in the late summer and early fall, peaking in August and September before tapering through the winter months.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month August, 87 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Fort Dodge Regional averages 4.3 days above 90°F in July, 30.8 freeze days in January and 4.3 snow days in February. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 82.7°F, and January the coldest, at 25.5°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Fort Dodge Regional has published operating constraints in three categories: runway notes, pavement strength and other notes.
HIRL on runway 06/24 and MIRL on runway 12/30 are pilot-activated. REIL is installed on runways 12, 24, and 30. MALSR serves runway 06, VASI serves runways 12 and 24, and PAPI serves runways 06 and 30. All lighting is activated via CTAF.
Runway 06 is the calm wind runway.
PCR VALUE: 610/F/C/X/T
PCR VALUE: 180/R/C/W/T
100LL and Jet A self-service fuel are available.
Air carrier operations involving aircraft with more than nine passenger seats are not authorized more than 15 minutes before or after scheduled arrival or departure times without prior coordination with airport management and/or airport maintenance, and confirmation that ARFF services are available prior to landing or takeoff.
Surface conditions are not monitored on weekends or between 1600 and 0500, Monday through Friday.
For clearance delivery, if unable to contact on the FSS frequency, contact Minneapolis ARTCC.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Fort Dodge Regional has five airfields within 37 NM. The closest is Pocahontas Municipal (KPOH), 23.18 NM northwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
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Frequently asked questions
What runways are available at KFOD?
Fort Dodge Regional Airport, identifier KFOD, operates two paved asphalt runways. Runway 06/24 is the longer of the pair at 6,547 feet, with a width of 150 feet. Runway 12/30 measures 5,301 feet in length and is 100 feet wide. Runway 06 is designated the calm wind runway. Lighting includes HIRL on 06/24, MIRL on 12/30, REIL on runways 12, 24, and 30, plus MALSR on runway 06, all pilot-activated on the CTAF.
Is fuel available at Fort Dodge Regional Airport?
Fort Dodge Regional Airport stocks both 100LL and Jet A, and both grades are available as self-service. The field is attended daily from 0500 to 1600 local time. Outside those hours, pilots rely on self-service fueling without staff on site. There is no towered operation at KFOD, so fuel and field status should be coordinated through the CTAF or airport management directly when needed.
Does KFOD have on-site customs clearance?
Fort Dodge Regional Airport does not have on-site customs processing. The nearest customs-capable airport is KDSM, located approximately 65.47 nautical miles away. Crews arriving from outside the country should plan to clear customs at KDSM or another designated port of entry before or in coordination with their arrival at KFOD. No CANPASS or onsite customs arrangement is indicated for this field.
Are there restrictions on airline or charter operations at KFOD?
Fort Dodge Regional Airport restricts certain scheduled operations involving larger aircraft. Air carrier operations using aircraft with more than nine passenger seats are not authorized to operate more than 15 minutes before or after their scheduled arrival or departure times without prior coordination with airport management. Operators must also confirm that ARFF services are available before landing or takeoff outside that window. This applies specifically to scheduled carrier flights rather than general business aviation traffic.
When is business aviation traffic busiest at Fort Dodge Regional Airport?
Business aviation traffic at Fort Dodge Regional Airport, KFOD, concentrates in the late summer and early fall months. August recorded 87 operations and September 72, according to FAA TFMSC data for 2025, both well above the January low of 29. October also remained elevated at 71 operations. Total annual business aviation operations for the year reached 592 out of 2,204 overall operations at the field. Dispatchers planning flights into this period should expect comparatively higher traffic volumes than in winter months.