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JEF to FOD: distance & flight time
Jefferson City (Jefferson City Memorial Airport) → Fort Dodge (Fort Dodge Regional Airport)
294 mi
473 km · 255 nm
1h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
294 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 14m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- JEF — Jefferson City Memorial Airport · Jefferson City, United States
- FOD — Fort Dodge Regional Airport · Fort Dodge, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near JEF
- COU · Columbia Regional Airport16 mi away
- AIZ · Lee C Fine Memorial Airport40 mi away
- TBN · Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Forney field59 mi away
- SZL · Whiteman Air Force Base76 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is JEF from FOD?
The flight distance from Jefferson City (JEF) to Fort Dodge (FOD) is 294 miles (473 km, 255 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JEF to FOD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 14m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from JEF to FOD?
Nonstop service on JEF–FOD depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 14m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from JEF to FOD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on JEF–FOD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some JEF to FOD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain JEF–FOD tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.