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COU to BRD: distance & flight time
Columbia (Columbia Regional Airport) → Brainerd (Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport)
533 mi
857 km · 463 nm
1h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
533 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 37m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- COU — Columbia Regional Airport · Columbia, 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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Near COU
- JEF · Jefferson City Memorial Airport16 mi away
- AIZ · Lee C Fine Memorial Airport53 mi away
- SZL · Whiteman Air Force Base72 mi away
- TBN · Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Forney field75 mi away
Near BRD
Frequently asked questions
How far is COU from BRD?
The flight distance from Columbia (COU) to Brainerd (BRD) is 533 miles (857 km, 463 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from COU to BRD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 37m 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 COU to BRD?
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