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BRD to MSY: distance & flight time
Brainerd (Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
1,153 mi
1,855 km · 1,001 nm
2h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,153 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 58m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- MSY — Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · New Orleans, 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 MSY
- NEW · Lakefront Airport14 mi away
- NBG · New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field18 mi away
- BTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport65 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BRD from MSY?
The flight distance from Brainerd (BRD) to New Orleans (MSY) is 1,153 miles (1,855 km, 1,001 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BRD to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 58m 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 MSY?
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