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FME to LGA: distance & flight time
Fort Meade (Tipton Airport) → New York (La Guardia Airport)
192 mi
310 km · 167 nm
58m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
192 miles nonstop takes roughly 58m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- LGA — La Guardia Airport · New York, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Frequently asked questions
How far is FME from LGA?
The flight distance from Fort Meade (FME) to New York (LGA) is 192 miles (310 km, 167 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FME to LGA?
A nonstop flight takes about 58m 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 LGA?
Nonstop service on FME–LGA 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 58m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FME to LGA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FME–LGA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FME to LGA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FME–LGA 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.