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FME to NEL: distance & flight time
Fort Meade (Tipton Airport) → Lakehurst (Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport)
144 mi
232 km · 125 nm
51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
144 miles nonstop takes roughly 51m 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
- NEL — Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport · Lakehurst, 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 NEL
- EWR · Newark Liberty International Airport47 mi away
- PHL · Philadelphia International Airport48 mi away
- JFK · John F Kennedy International Airport52 mi away
- WRI · Mc Guire Air Force Base13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FME from NEL?
The flight distance from Fort Meade (FME) to Lakehurst (NEL) is 144 miles (232 km, 125 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FME to NEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 51m 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 NEL?
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