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FME to SDF: distance & flight time
Fort Meade (Tipton Airport) → Louisville (Louisville International Standiford Field)
488 mi
786 km · 424 nm
1h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
488 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 32m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- SDF — Louisville International Standiford Field · Louisville, 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 SDF
- LOU · Bowman Field5 mi away
- FTK · Godman Army Air Field22 mi away
- FFT · Capital City Airport45 mi away
- LEX · Blue Grass Airport62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FME from SDF?
The flight distance from Fort Meade (FME) to Louisville (SDF) is 488 miles (786 km, 424 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FME to SDF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 32m 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 SDF?
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