KFOD · Fort Dodge Regional Airport

FORT DODGE, IOWA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

1,156

Elevation ft

Runways

6,547

Longest ft · 06/24

42.55N

94.19W

Fort Dodge Regional Airport serves Fort Dodge, Iowa at 1,156 ft elevation with its longest runway, 06/24, at 6,547 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
06/24	6,547 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
12/30	5,301 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,156 ft is about 13°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 13°C)	1,156 ft	2,663 ft	2,232 ft	3,348 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,356 ft	2,898 ft	2,359 ft	3,538 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,556 ft	3,132 ft	2,485 ft	3,728 ft
35°C afternoon	3,833 ft	3,186 ft	2,514 ft	3,772 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (06/24, 6,547 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,772 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KFOD is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KCIN Arthur N Neu Airport	40 nm SW	5,506 ft
KAMW Ames Municipal Airport	42 nm SE	5,701 ft
KPRO Perry Municipal Airport	44 nm S	5,500 ft
KSLB Storm Lake Municipal Airport	46 nm W	5,002 ft
KFXY Forest City Municipal Airport	48 nm NE	5,796 ft
KMCW Mason City Municipal Airport	53 nm NE	6,501 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KFOD

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KFOD, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KFOD or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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