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FOD to COU: distance & flight time
Fort Dodge (Fort Dodge Regional Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Regional Airport)
278 mi
447 km · 241 nm
1h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
278 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 12m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- FOD — Fort Dodge Regional Airport · Fort Dodge, United States
- COU — Columbia Regional 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 COU
- JEF · Jefferson City Memorial Airport16 mi away
- AIZ · Lee C Fine Memorial Airport53 mi away
- SZL · Whiteman Air Force Base72 mi away
- TBN · Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Forney field75 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FOD from COU?
The flight distance from Fort Dodge (FOD) to Columbia (COU) is 278 miles (447 km, 241 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FOD to COU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 12m 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 cheapest way to fly from FOD to COU?
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