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FME to SCE: distance & flight time
Fort Meade (Tipton Airport) → State College Pennsylvania (University Park Airport)
135 mi
217 km · 117 nm
49m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
135 miles nonstop takes roughly 49m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- SCE — University Park Airport · State College Pennsylvania, 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 SCE
- LHV · William T. Piper Memorial Airport30 mi away
- AOO · Altoona Blair County Airport46 mi away
- IPT · Williamsport Regional Airport55 mi away
- DUJ · DuBois Regional Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FME from SCE?
The flight distance from Fort Meade (FME) to State College Pennsylvania (SCE) is 135 miles (217 km, 117 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FME to SCE?
A nonstop flight takes about 49m 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 SCE?
Nonstop service on FME–SCE 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 49m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FME to SCE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FME–SCE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FME to SCE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FME–SCE 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.