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STK to FOD: distance & flight time
Sterling (Sterling Municipal Airport) → Fort Dodge (Fort Dodge Regional Airport)
487 mi
784 km · 423 nm
1h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
487 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 32m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- STK — Sterling Municipal Airport · Sterling, 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 STK
- AKO · Colorado Plains Regional Airport30 mi away
- SNY · Sidney Municipal-Lloyd W Carr Field37 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport91 mi away
- GXY · Greeley–Weld County Airport73 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 STK from FOD?
The flight distance from Sterling (STK) to Fort Dodge (FOD) is 487 miles (784 km, 423 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from STK to FOD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 32m 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 STK to FOD?
Nonstop service on STK–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 32m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sterling and Fort Dodge?
Fort Dodge is 1 hour ahead of Sterling.
What is the cheapest way to fly from STK to FOD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on STK–FOD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some STK to FOD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain STK–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.