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GRI to BRD: distance & flight time
Grand Island (Central Nebraska Regional Airport) → Brainerd (Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport)
429 mi
691 km · 373 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
429 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- GRI — Central Nebraska Regional Airport · Grand Island, 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 GRI
- HDE · Brewster Field65 mi away
- LXN · Jim Kelly Field78 mi away
- LNK · Lincoln Airport81 mi away
- OFK · Karl Stefan Memorial Airport84 mi away
Near BRD
Frequently asked questions
How far is GRI from BRD?
The flight distance from Grand Island (GRI) to Brainerd (BRD) is 429 miles (691 km, 373 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GRI 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 GRI to BRD?
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