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FOD to DBQ: distance & flight time
Fort Dodge (Fort Dodge Regional Airport) → Dubuque IA (Dubuque Regional Airport)
178 mi
286 km · 154 nm
56m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
178 miles nonstop takes roughly 56m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- DBQ — Dubuque Regional Airport · Dubuque IA, 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 DBQ
- CWI · Clinton Municipal Airport44 mi away
- PCD · Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport48 mi away
- LNR · Tri-County Regional Airport62 mi away
- CID · The Eastern Iowa Airport63 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FOD from DBQ?
The flight distance from Fort Dodge (FOD) to Dubuque IA (DBQ) is 178 miles (286 km, 154 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FOD to DBQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 56m 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 DBQ?
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