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KFOD · Fort Dodge Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 4 NTSB events

ID KFOD FAA FOD Elev 1,156 ft Lat 42° 33.16' N Lon 94° 11.47' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,547 ft. Max gradient: 1.17% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 065° 6,547 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 1.17%
24 245° 6,547 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 1.17%
12 127° 5,301 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.56%
30 307° 5,301 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.56%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 118.775
  • CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 134.000
  • RDO RDO 122.300
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.950

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KFOD on LiveATC ↗

  • NDB FO

    Barro

    0.34 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VORTAC FOD

    Fort Dodge

    113.50 MHz · DME 113.50 · BOTH · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 30 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate HIRL Rwy 06–24; MIRL Rwy 12–30; REIL Rwy 12, 24 and 30; MALSR Rwy 06 and VASI Rwy 12 and 24 and PAPI Rwy 06 and 30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17–35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate HIRL Rwy 06–24; MIRL Rwy 12–30; REIL Rwy 12, 24 and 30; MALSR Rwy 06 and VASI Rwy 12 and 24 and PAPI Rwy 06 and 30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17–35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

All translated remarks (3)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate HIRL Rwy 06–24; MIRL Rwy 12–30; REIL Rwy 12, 24 and 30; MALSR Rwy 06 and VASI Rwy 12 and 24 and PAPI Rwy 06 and 30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt HIRL Rwy 06–24; MIRL Rwy 12–30; REIL Rwy 12, 24 and 30; MALSR Rwy 06 and VASI Rwy 12 and 24 and PAPI Rwy 06 and 30—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1100–2200Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1100–2200Z‡.

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17–35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 17–35: H4000X75 (CONC–WC) S–19, D–25 PCN 9 R/C/W/U MIRL…

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (30 sentences)
  • ·IOWA 51 FORT DODGE RGNL (FOD)(KFOD) 3 N UTC–6(–5DT) N42º33.07´ W94º11.51´ 1156 B TPA—1999(843) ARFF Index—See Remarks NOTAM FILE FOD RWY 06–24: H6547X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–65, D–110, 2S–140, 2D–165 PCR 610 F/C/X/T HIRL 1.2% up NE RWY 06: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 55´.
  • ·VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 41´.
  • ·RWY 12–30: H5301X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–36, D–58 PCR 180 R/C/W/T MIRL 0.6% up SE RWY 12: REIL.
  • ·VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 51´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 39´.
  • ·RWY 06: TORA–6547 TODA–6547 ASDA–6547 LDA–6547 RWY 12: TORA–5301 TODA–5301 ASDA–5301 LDA–5301 RWY 24: TORA–6547 TODA–6547 ASDA–6547 LDA–6547 RWY 30: TORA–5301 TODA–5301 ASDA–5301 LDA–5301
  • ·For attendant aft hrs call 515–955–3434/570–6206. 100LL and JET A self–svc fuel avbl.
  • ·Sfc conds not monitrd on wkends and btwn 1600–0500 (2200–1100Z‡) Mon–Fri.
  • ·ARFF Index B avbl PPR ctc arpt ops 712–541–5790.
  • ·Air carrier 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 and confirmation that ARFF svcs are avbl prior to landing or takeoff.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 515-573-3881
  • ·AWOS–3PT 118.775 (515) 955–5490.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 RCO 122.2 (FORT DODGE RADIO) ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 134.0 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·CLASS E svc 1100–0100Z‡ Mon–Sat, 1800–0100Z‡ Sun; other times CLASS G.
  • ·BARRO NDB (LOMW) 341 FO N42º30.87´ W94º18.33´ 064º 5.5 NM to fld. 1146/2E.
  • ·(H) TACAN Chan 82 FOD (113.5) N42º36.67´ W94º17.69´ 121º 5.8 NM to fld. 1164/7E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 275º–282º byd 12 NM DME unusable: 275º–282º byd 12 NM Wi 2 NM ILS 109.1 I–FOD Rwy 06.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 28´.
  • ·FUEL 100LL LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 17–35; REIL Rwy 35; PAPI Rwy 35—CTAF.
  • ·Twy lgts at entrance only.
  • ·Rwy 35 PAPI unusbl byd 6º left of centerline and byd 8º right of centerline.
  • ·Attended Mon–Sun on call.
  • ·For arpt attendance call 319–316–2234 (cell).
  • ·Fuel self serve with credit card.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 319-372-1138
  • ·AWOS–3 120.925 (319) 372–5147.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®CHICAGO CENTER APP/DEP CON 135.6 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Chicago ARTCC at 630-906-8921.
  • ·BURLINGTON (VL) (L) VORW/DME 115.55 BRL Chan 102(Y) N40º43.41´ W90º55.55´ 253º 18.7 NM to fld. 727/5E.
  • ·DME unusable: 190º–210º byd 35 NM blo 3,500´ FULLER (See MILFORD on page 64) OMAHA H–5C, L–12I IAP, AD CHICAGO L–27B IAP NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · FOD

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

4 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 36,218 ops in 1991

2024 total

10,598

10-yr total

162,866

2024 mix

AC/AT 14% · GA 85% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

6.1

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=4

  • Stall / spin 2
  • Other 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2016-06-05 Cessna 208 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1994-12-22 Piper PA-32-260 · Other · IMC · dusk →
1989-03-24 Cessna 177 · Weather · VMC · day →
1985-07-17 Cessna 180J · Stall / spin · VMC · day →

Designees in IA

CFI Flight Instructors 595 A&P Mechanics 1,208 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 38 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 4 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 2 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 2 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 1 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 29 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 41 FBO Fixed Base Operators 46 Clubs Flying Clubs 13 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 14

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Harrison Mcnaughton Ames IA 40 nm
Dwayne Alan Hoss Estherville IA 58 nm
John Brent Mclaughlin Estherville IA 58 nm
Christopher David Schrodt Charles City IA 74 nm
Darren Schone Albert Lea MN 75 nm
Timothy Newton Waterloo IA 81 nm
Bill Joseph Clemons Truro IA 82 nm
Daniel Dean Vander Weide Orange City IA 86 nm
Shane Vande Voort Pella IA 89 nm
Catherine Bonnie Plasschaert Mankato MN 98 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
James Joseph Schreier Fort Dodge IA 3 nm
Lance Frederick Rossow Duncombe IA 10 nm
John David Boleyn Humboldt IA 10 nm
Larry Andrew Ukena Manson IA 16 nm
Mark Paul Lile Manson IA 16 nm
Matthew Wayne Peters Manson IA 16 nm
Stephen Timothy Luedtke Webster City IA 17 nm
Michael Kenneth Luedtke Webster City IA 17 nm
Jill Marie Luedtke Webster City IA 17 nm
Mark Alan Steil Livermore IA 19 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Brian Jay Fritchen Fort Dodge IA 3 nm
Daniel Walter Delanoit Fort Dodge IA 3 nm
Brian Lee Young Fort Dodge IA 3 nm
Nicholas Theadore Schulte Fort Dodge IA 3 nm
Mark Allen Petersen Fort Dodge IA 3 nm
Raymond Gyeidu Fort Dodge IA 3 nm
David Wayne Olson Otho IA 8 nm
Robert Kenneth Eckberg Dakota City IA 10 nm
Eric Edward Amundson Humboldt IA 10 nm
Dennis Keith Dyvig Humboldt IA 10 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 58 nm
McCandless Avionics, LC
Waverly, IA
 75 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 103 nm
RealClean Aicraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 127 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 128 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 128 nm
Roger Wilco Aviation Services
Yankton, SD
 142 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 161 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 161 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 171 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.