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SBY to FME: distance & flight time
Salisbury (Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport) → Fort Meade (Tipton Airport)
85 mi
136 km · 74 nm
41m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
85 miles nonstop takes roughly 41m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- SBY — Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport · Salisbury, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near SBY
- GED · Sussex County Airport25 mi away
- WAL · Wallops Flight Facility Airport28 mi away
- ESN · Easton Newnam Field44 mi away
- BWI · Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport85 mi away
Near FME
Frequently asked questions
How far is SBY from FME?
The flight distance from Salisbury (SBY) to Fort Meade (FME) is 85 miles (136 km, 74 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SBY to FME?
A nonstop flight takes about 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 SBY to FME?
Nonstop service on SBY–FME 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 41m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SBY to FME?
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Why are some SBY to FME fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SBY–FME 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.