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FME to KEL: distance & flight time
Fort Meade (Tipton Airport) → Kiel (Kiel-Holtenau Airport)
3,975 mi
6,397 km · 3,454 nm
8h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
3,975 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
- KEL — Kiel-Holtenau Airport · Kiel, 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 KEL
- EUM · Neumünster Airport22 mi away
- WBG · Schleswig Air Base26 mi away
- FLF · Flensburg-Schäferhaus Airport41 mi away
- SGD · Sønderborg Airport43 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FME from KEL?
The flight distance from Fort Meade (FME) to Kiel (KEL) is 3,975 miles (6,397 km, 3,454 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FME to KEL?
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 Kiel?
Kiel is 6 hours ahead of Fort Meade.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FME to KEL?
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