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FOD to BRD: distance & flight time
Fort Dodge (Fort Dodge Regional Airport) → Brainerd (Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport)
266 mi
428 km · 231 nm
1h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
266 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 10m 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
- FOD — Fort Dodge Regional Airport · Fort Dodge, 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 FOD
- MCW · Mason City Municipal Airport60 mi away
- SPW · Spencer Municipal Airport66 mi away
- DSM · Des Moines International Airport75 mi away
- CCY · Northeast Iowa Regional Airport88 mi away
Near BRD
Frequently asked questions
How far is FOD from BRD?
The flight distance from Fort Dodge (FOD) to Brainerd (BRD) is 266 miles (428 km, 231 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FOD to BRD?
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 cheapest way to fly from FOD to BRD?
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