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FME to LPC: distance & flight time
Fort Meade (Tipton Airport) → Lompoc (Lompoc Airport)
2,412 mi
3,881 km · 2,096 nm
5h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,412 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 12m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FME — Tipton Airport · Fort Meade, United States
- LPC — Lompoc Airport · Lompoc, 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 LPC
- VBG · Vandenberg Air Force Base8 mi away
- SMX · Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field16 mi away
- SQA · Santa Ynez Airport23 mi away
- SBA · Santa Barbara Municipal Airport39 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FME from LPC?
The flight distance from Fort Meade (FME) to Lompoc (LPC) is 2,412 miles (3,881 km, 2,096 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FME to LPC?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 12m 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 LPC?
Nonstop service on FME–LPC 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 5h 12m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Meade and Lompoc?
Lompoc is 3 hours behind Fort Meade.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FME to LPC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FME–LPC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FME to LPC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FME–LPC 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.