According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Fort Dodge, IA (FOD) ranks #320 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Fort Dodge, IA posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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FOD on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes: 59,891.
Late Aircraft42.8% (25,614 min)
Carrier44.1% (26,419 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)10.2% (6,092 min)
Weather2.9% (1,766 min)
Security0.0% (0 min)
FOD - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: April (95.7%) · worst: August (87.9%)
FOD - on-time rate by year
2021–2025, year-over-year trend.
FOD - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 14.6 min · taxi-in 4.9 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
FOD's average taxi-out (14.6 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 11.3 min (February 2024) to 21.0 min (December 2025).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Fort Dodge, IA, both outside Iowa so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.
The standout signal at Fort Dodge, IA is the delay mix: Carrier owns 44.1% of 59,891 delay minutes across 5,848 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 83.4% (4.4 pts above the 79% national average), with 972 delayed and 105 cancelled (1.80%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (42.8% late-aircraft, 44.1% carrier, 10.2% NAS, 2.9% weather, 0.0% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.
On the multi-year calendar, FOD is strongest in April (95.7% on-time) and weakest in August (87.9%), a 7.8-point swing. Volume peaks in May (~108 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ORD (Chicago) at 84.5% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Fort Dodge, IA vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
83.4%Top 50%higher than 50% of 382 airports
Fort Dodge, IA
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U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
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Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2021–2025).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
FOD's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from FOD before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in April rather than August if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 14.6 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times →
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Fort Dodge, IA's on-time rate?
Fort Dodge, IA (FOD) has a 83.4% on-time rate across 5,848 BTS-tracked flights (2021-2025), 4.4 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the above-median on-time performance.
How does FOD rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Fort Dodge, IA ranks #320 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a smaller regional airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Fort Dodge, IA?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at FOD, accounting for 44.1% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 42.8% late-aircraft, 44.1% carrier, 10.2% NAS/air-traffic-control, 2.9% weather, and 0.0% security.
When is the best time to fly through Fort Dodge, IA?
April is historically FOD's strongest month at 95.7% on-time, while August is the weakest at 87.9%, a 7.8-point swing across the BTS historical record.
Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights