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FOD to MSN: distance & flight time
Fort Dodge (Fort Dodge Regional Airport) → Madison (Dane County Regional Truax Field)
249 mi
401 km · 217 nm
1h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
249 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 7m 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
- MSN — Dane County Regional Truax Field · Madison, 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 MSN
- JVL · Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport39 mi away
- LNR · Tri-County Regional Airport43 mi away
- FLD · Fond du Lac County Airport61 mi away
- ETB · West Bend Municipal Airport64 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FOD from MSN?
The flight distance from Fort Dodge (FOD) to Madison (MSN) is 249 miles (401 km, 217 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FOD to MSN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 7m 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 MSN?
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