Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
FOD to BWA: distance & flight time
Fort Dodge (Fort Dodge Regional Airport) → Bhairawa (Gautam Buddha Airport)
7,594 mi
12,221 km · 6,599 nm
15h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10.8h
time difference · heading north
See live FOD→BWA fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
7,594 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 21m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10.8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FOD — Fort Dodge Regional Airport · Fort Dodge, United States
- BWA — Gautam Buddha Airport · Bhairawa, Nepal
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 BWA
- MEY · Meghauli Airport50 mi away
- BGL · Baglung Airport51 mi away
- GOP · Gorakhpur Airport53 mi away
- PKR · Pokhara Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FOD from BWA?
The flight distance from Fort Dodge (FOD) to Bhairawa (BWA) is 7,594 miles (12,221 km, 6,599 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FOD to BWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 21m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Fort Dodge and Bhairawa?
Bhairawa is 10.8 hours ahead of Fort Dodge.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FOD to BWA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FOD–BWA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.