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FME to PAD: distance & flight time
Fort Meade (Tipton Airport) → Paderborn (Paderborn Lippstadt Airport)
3,993 mi
6,426 km · 3,470 nm
8h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
3,993 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 18m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FME — Tipton Airport · Fort Meade, United States
- PAD — Paderborn Lippstadt Airport · Paderborn, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FME
Near PAD
- BFE · Bielefeld Airport24 mi away
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base25 mi away
- KSF · Kassel-Calden Airport36 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport44 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FME from PAD?
The flight distance from Fort Meade (FME) to Paderborn (PAD) is 3,993 miles (6,426 km, 3,470 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FME to PAD?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 18m 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 time difference between Fort Meade and Paderborn?
Paderborn is 6 hours ahead of Fort Meade.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FME to PAD?
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