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FME to SMO: distance & flight time
Fort Meade (Tipton Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
2,320 mi
3,734 km · 2,016 nm
5h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,320 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 1m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FME — Tipton Airport · Fort Meade, United States
- SMO — Santa Monica Municipal Airport · Santa Monica, 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 SMO
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport6 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport9 mi away
- BUR · Bob Hope Airport14 mi away
- VNY · Van Nuys Airport14 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FME from SMO?
The flight distance from Fort Meade (FME) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 2,320 miles (3,734 km, 2,016 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FME to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 1m 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 Monica?
Santa Monica is 3 hours behind Fort Meade.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FME to SMO?
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