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BRD to DET: distance & flight time
Brainerd (Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
614 mi
988 km · 533 nm
1h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
614 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 48m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BRD — Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport · Brainerd, United States
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, 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 DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BRD from DET?
The flight distance from Brainerd (BRD) to Detroit (DET) is 614 miles (988 km, 533 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BRD to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 48m 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 Brainerd and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Brainerd.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BRD to DET?
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