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CLU to BRD: distance & flight time
Columbus (Columbus Municipal Airport) → Brainerd (Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport)
645 mi
1,039 km · 561 nm
1h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
645 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 52m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- CLU — Columbus Municipal Airport · Columbus, United States
- BRD — Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport · Brainerd, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Frequently asked questions
How far is CLU from BRD?
The flight distance from Columbus (CLU) to Brainerd (BRD) is 645 miles (1,039 km, 561 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CLU to BRD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 52m 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 cheapest way to fly from CLU to BRD?
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