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BRD to TVC: distance & flight time
Brainerd (Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport) → Traverse City (Cherry Capital Airport)
429 mi
691 km · 373 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
429 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- TVC — Cherry Capital Airport · Traverse City, 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 TVC
- MBL · Manistee Co Blacker Airport46 mi away
- GLR · Gaylord Regional Airport47 mi away
- HTL · Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport52 mi away
- LDM · Mason County Airport68 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BRD from TVC?
The flight distance from Brainerd (BRD) to Traverse City (TVC) is 429 miles (691 km, 373 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BRD to TVC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m 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 TVC?
Nonstop service on BRD–TVC 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 1h 24m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Brainerd and Traverse City?
Traverse City is 1 hour ahead of Brainerd.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BRD to TVC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BRD–TVC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BRD to TVC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BRD–TVC 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.