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FOD to BDR: distance & flight time
Fort Dodge (Fort Dodge Regional Airport) → Stratford (Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport)
1,086 mi
1,747 km · 943 nm
2h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,086 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 50m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FOD — Fort Dodge Regional Airport · Fort Dodge, United States
- BDR — Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport · Stratford, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FOD
- MCW · Mason City Municipal Airport60 mi away
- SPW · Spencer Municipal Airport66 mi away
- DSM · Des Moines International Airport75 mi away
- CCY · Northeast Iowa Regional Airport88 mi away
Near BDR
- LGA · La Guardia Airport47 mi away
- JFK · John F Kennedy International Airport50 mi away
- HVN · Tweed New Haven Airport14 mi away
- OXC · Waterbury Oxford Airport22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FOD from BDR?
The flight distance from Fort Dodge (FOD) to Stratford (BDR) is 1,086 miles (1,747 km, 943 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FOD to BDR?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 50m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from FOD to BDR?
Nonstop service on FOD–BDR depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 50m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Dodge and Stratford?
Stratford is 1 hour ahead of Fort Dodge.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FOD to BDR?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FOD–BDR that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FOD to BDR fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FOD–BDR tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.