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LGB to FME: distance & flight time
Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport) → Fort Meade (Tipton Airport)
2,309 mi
3,716 km · 2,006 nm
5h
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
2,309 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LGB — Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport · Long Beach, United States
- 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 LGB
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport17 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport11 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field11 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport13 mi away
Near FME
Frequently asked questions
How far is LGB from FME?
The flight distance from Long Beach (LGB) to Fort Meade (FME) is 2,309 miles (3,716 km, 2,006 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGB to FME?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 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 Long Beach and Fort Meade?
Fort Meade is 3 hours ahead of Long Beach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGB to FME?
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