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BRD to DBQ: distance & flight time
Brainerd (Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport) → Dubuque IA (Dubuque Regional Airport)
324 mi
521 km · 281 nm
1h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
324 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 19m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- BRD — Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport · Brainerd, United States
- DBQ — Dubuque Regional Airport · Dubuque IA, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BRD
Near DBQ
- CWI · Clinton Municipal Airport44 mi away
- PCD · Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport48 mi away
- LNR · Tri-County Regional Airport62 mi away
- CID · The Eastern Iowa Airport63 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BRD from DBQ?
The flight distance from Brainerd (BRD) to Dubuque IA (DBQ) is 324 miles (521 km, 281 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BRD to DBQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 19m 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 cheapest way to fly from BRD to DBQ?
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