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FME to BFE: distance & flight time
Fort Meade (Tipton Airport) → Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport)
3,980 mi
6,405 km · 3,459 nm
8h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
3,980 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 16m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FME — Tipton Airport · Fort Meade, United States
- BFE — Bielefeld Airport · Bielefeld, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FME
Near BFE
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base11 mi away
- PAD · Paderborn Lippstadt Airport24 mi away
- FMO · Münster Osnabrück Airport38 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport50 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FME from BFE?
The flight distance from Fort Meade (FME) to Bielefeld (BFE) is 3,980 miles (6,405 km, 3,459 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FME to BFE?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 16m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Fort Meade and Bielefeld?
Bielefeld is 6 hours ahead of Fort Meade.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FME to BFE?
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