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FME to HKY: distance & flight time
Fort Meade (Tipton Airport) → Hickory (Hickory Regional Airport)
343 mi
553 km · 298 nm
1h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
343 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 22m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- HKY — Hickory Regional Airport · Hickory, 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 HKY
- CLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport44 mi away
- MRN · Foothills Regional Airport14 mi away
- SVH · Statesville Regional Airport24 mi away
- IKB · Wilkes County Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FME from HKY?
The flight distance from Fort Meade (FME) to Hickory (HKY) is 343 miles (553 km, 298 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FME to HKY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 22m 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 cheapest way to fly from FME to HKY?
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