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LAJ to FME: distance & flight time
Lajes (Lages Airport) → Fort Meade (Tipton Airport)
4,925 mi
7,927 km · 4,280 nm
10h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
4,925 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 7m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LAJ — Lages Airport · Lajes, Brazil
- FME — Tipton Airport · Fort Meade, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LAJ
- CFC · Caçador Airport80 mi away
- CCM · Diomício Freitas Airport84 mi away
- JCB · Santa Terezinha Airport89 mi away
- JJG · Humberto Ghizzo Bortoluzzi Regional Airport97 mi away
Near FME
Frequently asked questions
How far is LAJ from FME?
The flight distance from Lajes (LAJ) to Fort Meade (FME) is 4,925 miles (7,927 km, 4,280 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAJ to FME?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 7m 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 Lajes and Fort Meade?
Fort Meade is 1 hour behind Lajes.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LAJ to FME?
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