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BRD to NPE: distance & flight time
Brainerd (Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport) → NAPIER (Hawke's Bay Airport)
8,070 mi
12,988 km · 7,013 nm
16h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
+17h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
8,070 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 17m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 17-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BRD — Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport · Brainerd, United States
- NPE — Hawke's Bay Airport · NAPIER, New Zealand
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 BRD
Near NPE
- WIR · Wairoa Airport43 mi away
- TUO · Taupo Airport66 mi away
- GIS · Gisborne Airport81 mi away
- PMR · Palmerston North Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BRD from NPE?
The flight distance from Brainerd (BRD) to NAPIER (NPE) is 8,070 miles (12,988 km, 7,013 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BRD to NPE?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 17m 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 BRD to NPE?
Nonstop service on BRD–NPE 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 16h 17m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Brainerd and NAPIER?
NAPIER is 17 hours ahead of Brainerd.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BRD to NPE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BRD–NPE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BRD to NPE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BRD–NPE 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.