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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.
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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.
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?
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