Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
FME to BMI: distance & flight time
Fort Meade (Tipton Airport) → Bloomington (Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal)
652 mi
1,049 km · 567 nm
1h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
See live FME→BMI fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
652 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 53m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FME — Tipton Airport · Fort Meade, United States
- BMI — Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal · Bloomington, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near FME
Near BMI
Frequently asked questions
How far is FME from BMI?
The flight distance from Fort Meade (FME) to Bloomington (BMI) is 652 miles (1,049 km, 567 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FME to BMI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 53m 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 Bloomington?
Bloomington is 1 hour behind Fort Meade.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FME to BMI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FME–BMI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.