KFOD — Fort Dodge Rgnl
Fort Dodge, IA · field elevation 1,156 ft · NON-ATCT
KFOD current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KFOD 100156Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/07 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP197 T01170067 $
- Wind
- calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 12 °C / dewpoint 7 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.06 inHg
- Density altitude
- 863 ft · pressure altitude 1,016 ft
- Observed
- 44 minutes ago
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48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
2 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 5 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KFOD 092333Z 1000/1024 30004KT P6SM SCT250 FM101600 VRB03KT P6SM SCT270
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 42.55119, -94.19183
- Elevation
- 1,156 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1302Z / 2259Z
- Magnetic variation
- 2°E (2010)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Omaha
- County
- Webster, IA
Airport diagram
Everything else KFOD publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 6,547 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 12/30 | 5,301 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.0
- UNICOM
- 123.0
Published procedures
- 6 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KCAV Clarion Muni22 nm
- KAXA Algona Muni32 nm
- KBNW Boone Muni34 nm
- KCIN Arthur N Neu40 nm
- KIFA Iowa Falls Muni41 nm
- KAMW Ames Muni42 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KFOD airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Iowa airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.