Fort Dodge (FOD) to Chicago (ORD)
Flight time
≈ 1h 27m
Bearing
95° E
Fort Dodge (FOD) to Chicago (ORD) is 324 miles (521 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
Look up a route, or build a trip
Change the airports, or add stops for a multi-leg trip.
What actually flies FOD–ORD
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop FOD–ORD; the Bombardier CRJ-200 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 34% full.
Departures
90
May 2026
Seats
4,500
both directions
Passengers
1,541
both directions
Load factor
34.2%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies FOD–ORD?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop FOD–ORD in May 2026 (90 departures).
- OO
90 departures · 4,500 seats
Share of departures100.0%34.2%
Load
What plane flies FOD–ORD?
In May 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-200 flew 100% of FOD–ORD departures.
- Bombardier CRJ-200
90 departures · 34.2% load
100.0%
How has FOD–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop FOD–ORD departures fell from 106 in June 2025 to 90 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop FOD–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
106 departures · 1,500 passengers
28.3%
Load
July 2025
104 departures · 1,808 passengers
34.8%
Load
August 2025
104 departures · 1,686 passengers
32.4%
Load
September 2025
102 departures · 1,288 passengers
25.3%
Load
October 2025
108 departures · 1,416 passengers
26.2%
Load
November 2025
97 departures · 1,591 passengers
32.8%
Load
December 2025
91 departures · 1,741 passengers
38.3%
Load
January 2026
100 departures · 1,193 passengers
23.9%
Load
February 2026
100 departures · 1,140 passengers
22.8%
Load
March 2026
95 departures · 1,937 passengers
40.8%
Load
April 2026
96 departures · 1,399 passengers
29.1%
Load
May 2026
90 departures · 1,541 passengers
34.2%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
FOD → ORD
36.0% full
45 departures · 809 passengers
ORD → FOD
32.5% full
45 departures · 732 passengers
Nonstop FOD–ORD traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Fort Dodge
US
Fort Dodge Regional Airport
Coordinates
42.55°N, 94.19°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Fort Dodge (FOD) from Chicago (ORD)?
FOD to ORD is 324 miles (521 km / 281 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from FOD to ORD?
A nonstop covers the 324-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 27m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies FOD–ORD?
In May 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-200 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying FOD–ORD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 324-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
Keep exploring
Every route below is its own page.
Other routes from ORD
Popular long-haul routes