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FME to RIA: distance & flight time
Fort Meade (Tipton Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport)
4,980 mi
8,014 km · 4,327 nm
10h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
4,980 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 14m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- RIA — Santa Maria Airport · Santa Maria, Brazil
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FME
Near RIA
- GEL · Santo Ângelo Airport103 mi away
- BGX · Comandante Gustavo Kraemer Airport119 mi away
- PFB · Lauro Kurtz Airport131 mi away
- SRA · Santa Rosa Airport134 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FME from RIA?
The flight distance from Fort Meade (FME) to Santa Maria (RIA) is 4,980 miles (8,014 km, 4,327 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FME to RIA?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 14m 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 Santa Maria?
Santa Maria is 1 hour ahead of Fort Meade.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FME to RIA?
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