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DET to BRD: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Brainerd (Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport)
614 mi
988 km · 533 nm
1h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
614 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 48m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, 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 DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 mi away
Near BRD
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from BRD?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Brainerd (BRD) is 614 miles (988 km, 533 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to BRD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 48m 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 Detroit and Brainerd?
Brainerd is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to BRD?
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