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FWA to BRD: distance & flight time
Fort Wayne (Fort Wayne International Airport) → Brainerd (Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport)
582 mi
937 km · 506 nm
1h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
582 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 44m 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
- FWA — Fort Wayne International Airport · Fort Wayne, 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 FWA
- SMD · Smith Field12 mi away
- ANQ · Tri State Steuben County Airport46 mi away
- MIE · Delaware County Johnson Field52 mi away
- GUS · Grissom Air Reserve Base55 mi away
Near BRD
Frequently asked questions
How far is FWA from BRD?
The flight distance from Fort Wayne (FWA) to Brainerd (BRD) is 582 miles (937 km, 506 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FWA to BRD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 44m 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 Fort Wayne and Brainerd?
Brainerd is 1 hour behind Fort Wayne.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FWA to BRD?
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