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FME to LAN: distance & flight time
Fort Meade (Tipton Airport) → Lansing (Capital City Airport)
481 mi
775 km · 418 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
481 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- LAN — Capital City Airport · Lansing, 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 LAN
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport74 mi away
- JXN · Jackson County Reynolds Field36 mi away
- AMN · Gratiot Community Airport38 mi away
- FNT · Bishop International Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FME from LAN?
The flight distance from Fort Meade (FME) to Lansing (LAN) is 481 miles (775 km, 418 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FME to LAN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 LAN?
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