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FME to PIE: distance & flight time
Fort Meade (Tipton Airport) → St. Petersburg (St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport)
844 mi
1,358 km · 733 nm
2h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
844 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 18m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- PIE — St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · St. Petersburg, 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 PIE
- TPA · Tampa International Airport10 mi away
- CLW · Clearwater Air Park6 mi away
- SPG · Albert Whitted Airport11 mi away
- MCF · Mac Dill Air Force Base11 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FME from PIE?
The flight distance from Fort Meade (FME) to St. Petersburg (PIE) is 844 miles (1,358 km, 733 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FME to PIE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 18m 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 PIE?
Nonstop service on FME–PIE 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 2h 18m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FME to PIE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FME–PIE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FME to PIE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FME–PIE 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.