Nonstop flight route between Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States and Valdosta, Georgia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD), Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States and Moody Air Force Base (VAD), Valdosta, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,004 miles (or 1,615 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Fort Dodge Regional Airport and Moody Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Fort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD):

• Fort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD) has 2 runways.
• As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 6,219 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 5,378 in 2009, and 8,207 in 2010.
• There is currently no scheduled passenger service available at Fort Dodge.
• The closest airport to Fort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD) is Humboldt Municipal Airport (HUD), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) NNW of FOD.
• The furthest airport from Fort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,750 miles (17,300 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Moody Air Force Base (VAD):

• In 1965, the Cessna T-41A, a four-seat, single-engine, propeller-driven training aircraft based on the Cessna 172 arrived at Moody and was used in the initial phases of student training.
• On 1 April 1997 the 347th Wing added a combat search and rescue component with the addition of the 41st Rescue Squadron with HH-60G helicopters and the 71st Rescue Squadron with specialized HC-130P aircraft, both units transferring from Patrick AFB, Florida.
• In addition to being known as "Moody Air Force Base", another name for VAD is "Moody AFB".
• The closest airport to Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Valdosta Regional AirportValdosta Army Auxiliary Airfield (VLD), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) SSW of VAD.
• Construction got underway on 28 July 1941 for a twin-engine advanced training base with accommodations for 4,100 men.
• To inject more realism into the training, ATC made arrangements with Strategic Air Command to allow instructor pilots to fly intercept missions against SAC bombers with F-86D Sabre, With the addition of interceptor crew training and the acquisition of interceptor aircraft, HQ USAF decided effective 20 October 1953 to assign ATC responsibility for supporting Air Defense Command's interceptor forces.
• Following the end of the war, activity at Moody diminished to the point that 24 of the 93 A-26s had to be placed in flyable storage.
• The furthest airport from Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,363 miles (18,286 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.