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KFOD Fort Dodge Regional Airport
Fort Dodge, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: FOD
Lat/Long: 42-33-04.3000N / 094-11-30.6000W
42-33.071667N / 094-11.510000W
42.5511944 / -94.1918333
(estimated)
Elevation: 1156 ft. / 352.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 05E (1980)
From city: 3 miles N of FORT DODGE, IA
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 50501

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1952
Sectional chart: OMAHA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: FOD (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0700-2000,
FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL (515) 955-3434/332-4955.
Pattern altitude: 1999 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
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.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Fire and rescue: ARFF index A
Airline operations: PPR 24 HRS FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR (515) 573-3881.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.95
WX AWOS-3: 118.775 (515-955-5490)
WX AWOS-3 at EBS (16 nm SE): 127.825 (515-832-2794)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 134.0/288.3 (FORT DODGE RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FODr121/5.8FORT DODGE VORTAC113.5007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
EAGLE GROVE230/15.630203EEAG . .- --.
WEBSTER CITY292/15.732303EEBS . -... ...
CLARION236/22.438703ECAV -.-. .- ...-
POCAHONTAS114/23.342806EPOH .--. --- ....
ALGONA171/32.040303EAXA .- -..- .-
JEFFERSON009/33.039103EEFW . ..-. .--
BOONE330/33.440703EBNW -... -. .--
SAC CITY070/36.535604ESKI ... -.- ..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 6547 x 150 ft. / 1996 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 65.0
Double wheel: 110.0
Double tandem: 165.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Latitude: 42-32.857600N42-33.313050N
Longitude: 094-12.344645W094-11.023472W
Elevation: 1079.5 ft.1156.3 ft.
Gradient: 1.1%1.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 060 magnetic, 065 true240 magnetic, 245 true
Declared distances: TORA:6547 TODA:6547 ASDA:6547 LDA:6547TORA:6547 TODA:6547 ASDA:6547 LDA:6547
Markings: precision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 5301 x 100 ft. / 1616 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 36.0
Double wheel: 58.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 42-33.317918N42-32.793048N
Longitude: 094-11.767585W094-10.824760W
Elevation: 1112.3 ft.1141.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.6% UP0.5%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 122 magnetic, 127 true302 magnetic, 307 true
Declared distances: TORA:5301 TODA:5301 ASDA:5301 LDA:5301TORA:5301 TODA:5301 ASDA:5301 LDA:5301
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none30 ft. pole, 1340 ft. from runway, 224 ft. left of centerline, 38:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

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

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 24
Single engine airplanes: 20
Multi engine airplanes: 4
    
Aircraft operations: avg 61/day *
45% transient general aviation
34% local general aviation
18% commercial
2% air taxi
1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 July 2009

Additional Remarks

MIGRATORY WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT.
WHEN DEP RYS 06/24 & 13/30 ENDS OF OTHER RYS NOT VISIBLE. ALL DEP/ARR ACFT USE CTAF.
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.
RY 06 IS CALM WIND RY.
BE ALERT: WHEN DEP RY 06/24 OR RY 12/30, THE APCH ENDS OF THE OTHER RYS ARE NOT VISIBLE DUE TO SURROUNDING TERRAIN. BE SURE TO ANNOUNCE POSITIONS AND INTENTIONS ON - CTAF.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS RWY 06 **CHANGED**   download (230KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 **CHANGED**   download (212KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 **CHANGED**   download (215KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 **CHANGED**   download (207KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 **CHANGED**   download (213KB)
VOR/DME RWY 30 **CHANGED**   download (231KB)
VOR RWY 12 **CHANGED**   download (237KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (21KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (49KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KEAG - Eagle Grove Municipal Airport (15 nm NE)
KEBS - Webster City Municipal Airport (16 nm SE)
KCAV - Clarion Municipal Airport (22 nm NE)
KPOH - Pocahontas Municipal Airport (23 nm NW)
KAXA - Algona Municipal Airport (32 nm N)
 
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Photo taken 16-Oct-2008

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Sectional chart
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Airport diagram
Diagram of KFOD (Fort Dodge Regional Airport)
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From to KFOD

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3312:33
Sunrise07:0313:03
Sunset16:5922:59
Evening civil twilight17:2923:29

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Nov-2009 07:47:34
Local (UTC-6)  10-Nov-2009 01:47:34
 
METAR
KFOD 
2nm SE 
100735Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/M01 A3043 RMK AO1
KEBS 
16nm SE 
100735Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/00 A3042 RMK AO2
TAF
KFOD 
2nm SE 
100522Z 1006/1106 06005KT P6SM SCT120 BKN200 FM101300 11006KT P6SM SCT250 FM101900 14009KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Fort Dodge Flight Support 515-955-3434
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Phillips 66
100LL Jet A
FS $4.35 $4.00 
SS $4.20 $3.85 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Fort Dodge Regional Airport

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN STARLITE VILLAGE 2.9 72-140
COMFORT INN FT DODGE 3.9 85-135
FORT DODGE INN 3.9 50-79
COUNTRY INN STES FORT DODGE 4.1 94-104
SUPER 8 FORT DODGE IA 4.2 80-90
BUDGET HOST INN FORT DODGE 4.8 80-85
AMERICINN FORT DODGE 4.8 95-160

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

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