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BRD to YQT: distance & flight time
Brainerd (Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport) → Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport)
263 mi
424 km · 229 nm
1h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
263 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 10m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- YQT — Thunder Bay Airport · Thunder Bay, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BRD
Near YQT
- GRM · Grand Marais Cook County Airport61 mi away
- CMX · Houghton County Memorial Airport92 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport109 mi away
- LYU · Ely Municipal Airport122 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BRD from YQT?
The flight distance from Brainerd (BRD) to Thunder Bay (YQT) is 263 miles (424 km, 229 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BRD to YQT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 10m 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 Thunder Bay?
Thunder Bay is 1 hour ahead of Brainerd.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BRD to YQT?
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