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Airport · FOD · Fort Dodge, Iowa

Fort Dodge, IA

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.

Data updated 2026-06-13

83.4%
On-time
Top 50%
on-time, US airports
111 min
Delay when late
1.80%
Cancelled
#320 of 382
Corpus placement
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FOD on-time rate vs. the national average

Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.

0%100%U.S. average79%83.4%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 59,891.

Late Aircraft 42.8% (25,614 min)
Carrier 44.1% (26,419 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 10.2% (6,092 min)
Weather 2.9% (1,766 min)
Security 0.0% (0 min)

FOD - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: April (95.7%) · worst: August (87.9%)

86%88%90%92%94%96%98% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 91.1%

FOD - on-time rate by year

2021–2025, year-over-year trend.

88%90%92%94%96% 20212022202320242025 95.3% 91% ▼ -4.5%

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).

10 min15 min20 min25 min Jan 24Dec 25 17 min 21 min ▲ +23.5%

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).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Fort Dodge, IA.

Cancellation Rate

1.80%

105 of 5,848 flights

Diversion Rate

0.12%

7 of 5,848 flights

Delay Rate

16.6%

972 of 5,848 flights

Top Routes from FOD

Busiest routes to and from Fort Dodge, IA.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
FOD (Fort Dodge) → ORD (Chicago) 1,785 84.5% 325 mi
ORD (Chicago) → FOD (Fort Dodge) 1,571 82.5% 325 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

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.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 83.4%).

Burlington, VT

Burlington, VT

83.4% on-time 79,685 flights

Bismarck/Mandan, ND

Bismarck/Mandan, ND

83.4% on-time 45,937 flights

Moline, IL

Moline, IL

83.4% on-time 45,407 flights

Durango, CO

Durango, CO

83.4% on-time 42,722 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 5,848).

Kotzebue, AK

Kotzebue, AK

5,950 flights 88.7% on-time

Nome, AK

Nome, AK

5,955 flights 85.8% on-time

Kearney, NE

Kearney, NE

5,971 flights 85.8% on-time

Deadhorse, AK

Deadhorse, AK

5,986 flights 89.1% on-time

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FOD delay-share reading

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.

Statewide aggregates for Iowa: Iowa flight data.

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.

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Using FOD's data

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.

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

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025

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