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BRD to WAG: distance & flight time
Brainerd (Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport) → Wanganui (Wanganui Airport)
8,168 mi
13,145 km · 7,098 nm
16h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
+17h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
8,168 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 29m 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
- WAG — Wanganui Airport · Wanganui, 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 WAG
- OHA · RNZAF Base Ohakea26 mi away
- PMR · Palmerston North Airport40 mi away
- PPQ · Paraparaumu Airport65 mi away
- MRO · Hood Airport77 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BRD from WAG?
The flight distance from Brainerd (BRD) to Wanganui (WAG) is 8,168 miles (13,145 km, 7,098 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BRD to WAG?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 29m 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 WAG?
Nonstop service on BRD–WAG 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 29m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Brainerd and Wanganui?
Wanganui is 17 hours ahead of Brainerd.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BRD to WAG?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BRD–WAG that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BRD to WAG fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BRD–WAG 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.