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Direct flights from Washington (DCA) to Fort Dodge (FOD): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 1,500 km, an estimated 2 hours 25 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Washington and Fort Dodge. Updated 26 October 2026 at 03:44 UTC.
DCA
Washington
smooth · +11
FOD
Fort Dodge
tracking
1,500 km · ~2h 25m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 1x weekly · nonstop
84 / 100
route health from live DCA and FOD delay boards
0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Flight time~2h 25mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures1x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the Washington to Fort Dodge route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DCA to FOD flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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Pro Flight Search: Washington (DCA) to Fort Dodge (FOD) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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DCA to FOD questions
Is DCA–FOD running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DCA is the weaker end, route health score 84/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from DCA to FOD?
Great-circle distance is 1,500 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 136–159 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does DCA–FOD fly?
American Airlines runs the route with about 1 flight a week (sun). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at DCA and arrival-side delay at FOD, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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