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FOD to LDM: distance & flight time
Fort Dodge (Fort Dodge Regional Airport) → Ludington (Mason County Airport)
404 mi
649 km · 351 nm
1h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
404 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 21m 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
- LDM — Mason County Airport · Ludington, 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 LDM
- MBL · Manistee Co Blacker Airport23 mi away
- MKG · Muskegon County Airport55 mi away
- TVC · Cherry Capital Airport68 mi away
- SBM · Sheboygan County Memorial Airport73 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FOD from LDM?
The flight distance from Fort Dodge (FOD) to Ludington (LDM) is 404 miles (649 km, 351 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FOD to LDM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 cheapest way to fly from FOD to LDM?
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