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FME to SHP: distance & flight time
Fort Meade (Tipton Airport) → Qinhuangdao (Shanhaiguan Airport)
6,876 mi
11,066 km · 5,975 nm
13h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,876 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 57m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FME — Tipton Airport · Fort Meade, United States
- SHP — Shanhaiguan Airport · Qinhuangdao, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near FME
Near SHP
- BPE · Qinhuangdao Beidaihe Airport41 mi away
- XEN · Xingcheng Air Base66 mi away
- JNZ · Jinzhou Airport105 mi away
- CHG · Chaoyang Airport115 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FME from SHP?
The flight distance from Fort Meade (FME) to Qinhuangdao (SHP) is 6,876 miles (11,066 km, 5,975 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FME to SHP?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 57m 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 SHP?
Nonstop service on FME–SHP 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 13h 57m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Meade and Qinhuangdao?
Qinhuangdao is 12 hours ahead of Fort Meade.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FME to SHP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FME–SHP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FME to SHP fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FME–SHP 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.