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FOD to CAE: distance & flight time
Fort Dodge (Fort Dodge Regional Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
924 mi
1,487 km · 803 nm
2h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
924 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 29m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- CAE — Columbia Metropolitan Airport · Columbia, 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 CAE
- CUB · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport7 mi away
- MMT · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base18 mi away
- SSC · Shaw Air Force Base37 mi away
- OGB · Orangeburg Municipal Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FOD from CAE?
The flight distance from Fort Dodge (FOD) to Columbia (CAE) is 924 miles (1,487 km, 803 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FOD to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 29m 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 Columbia?
Columbia is 1 hour ahead of Fort Dodge.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FOD to CAE?
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