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FME to AAX: distance & flight time
Fort Meade (Tipton Airport) → Araxa (Romeu Zema Airport)
4,487 mi
7,221 km · 3,899 nm
9h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
4,487 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 16m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FME — Tipton Airport · Fort Meade, United States
- AAX — Romeu Zema Airport · Araxa, Brazil
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FME
Near AAX
- UBA · Mário de Almeida Franco Airport67 mi away
- POJ · Patos de Minas Airport69 mi away
- FRC · Tenente Lund Pressoto Airport76 mi away
- UDI · Ten. Cel. Aviador César Bombonato Airport95 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FME from AAX?
The flight distance from Fort Meade (FME) to Araxa (AAX) is 4,487 miles (7,221 km, 3,899 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FME to AAX?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 16m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from FME to AAX?
Nonstop service on FME–AAX depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 9h 16m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Meade and Araxa?
Araxa is 1 hour ahead of Fort Meade.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FME to AAX?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FME–AAX that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FME to AAX fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FME–AAX tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.