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FME to XSD: distance & flight time
Fort Meade (Tipton Airport) → Tonopah (Tonopah Test Range Airport)
2,150 mi
3,460 km · 1,868 nm
4h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,150 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 41m 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
- XSD — Tonopah Test Range Airport · Tonopah, United States
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 XSD
- TPH · Tonopah Airport25 mi away
- DRA · Desert Rock Airport91 mi away
- BIH · Eastern Sierra Regional Airport92 mi away
- INS · Creech Air Force Base104 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FME from XSD?
The flight distance from Fort Meade (FME) to Tonopah (XSD) is 2,150 miles (3,460 km, 1,868 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FME to XSD?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 41m 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 XSD?
Nonstop service on FME–XSD 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 4h 41m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Meade and Tonopah?
Tonopah is 3 hours behind Fort Meade.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FME to XSD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FME–XSD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FME to XSD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FME–XSD 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.