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FME to MEA: distance & flight time
Fort Meade (Tipton Airport) → Macaé (Macaé Airport)
4,809 mi
7,740 km · 4,179 nm
9h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
4,809 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 54m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FME — Tipton Airport · Fort Meade, United States
- MEA — Macaé Airport · Macaé, Brazil
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near FME
Near MEA
- BZC · Umberto Modiano Airport32 mi away
- CFB · Cabo Frio Airport45 mi away
- CAW · Bartolomeu Lisandro Airport54 mi away
- ITP · Itaperuna Airport78 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FME from MEA?
The flight distance from Fort Meade (FME) to Macaé (MEA) is 4,809 miles (7,740 km, 4,179 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FME to MEA?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 54m 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 MEA?
Nonstop service on FME–MEA 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 9h 54m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Meade and Macaé?
Macaé is 1 hour ahead of Fort Meade.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FME to MEA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FME–MEA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FME to MEA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FME–MEA 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.