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FME to EED: distance & flight time
Fort Meade (Tipton Airport) → Needles (Needles Airport)
2,097 mi
3,375 km · 1,822 nm
4h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,097 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 35m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- FME — Tipton Airport · Fort Meade, United States
- EED — Needles Airport · Needles, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FME
Near EED
- HII · Lake Havasu City Airport20 mi away
- LAS · McCarran International Airport96 mi away
- BLH · Blythe Airport79 mi away
- HSH · Henderson Executive Airport88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FME from EED?
The flight distance from Fort Meade (FME) to Needles (EED) is 2,097 miles (3,375 km, 1,822 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FME to EED?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 35m 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 EED?
Nonstop service on FME–EED 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 4h 35m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FME to EED?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FME–EED that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FME to EED fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FME–EED 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.