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FOD to ORD: distance & flight time
Fort Dodge (Fort Dodge Regional Airport) → Chicago (Chicago O'Hare International Airport)
324 mi
521 km · 281 nm
1h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
324 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 19m 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
- ORD — Chicago O'Hare International Airport · Chicago, 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 ORD
- PWK · Chicago Executive Airport9 mi away
- MDW · Chicago Midway International Airport15 mi away
- CGX · Chicago Meigs Airport17 mi away
- DPA · Dupage Airport18 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FOD from ORD?
The flight distance from Fort Dodge (FOD) to Chicago (ORD) is 324 miles (521 km, 281 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FOD to ORD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 19m 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 ORD?
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