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DPA to BRD: distance & flight time
West Chicago (Dupage Airport) → Brainerd (Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport)
426 mi
685 km · 370 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
426 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m 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
- DPA — Dupage Airport · West Chicago, 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 DPA
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport18 mi away
- LOT · Lewis University Airport22 mi away
- PWK · Chicago Executive Airport23 mi away
- MDW · Chicago Midway International Airport27 mi away
Near BRD
Frequently asked questions
How far is DPA from BRD?
The flight distance from West Chicago (DPA) to Brainerd (BRD) is 426 miles (685 km, 370 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DPA to BRD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m 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 DPA to BRD?
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