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IRK to BRD: distance & flight time
Kirksville (Kirksville Regional Airport) → Brainerd (Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport)
443 mi
713 km · 385 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
443 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m 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
- IRK — Kirksville Regional Airport · Kirksville, 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 IRK
- EOK · Keokuk Municipal Airport64 mi away
- OTM · Ottumwa Regional Airport70 mi away
- UIN · Quincy Regional Baldwin Field72 mi away
- BRL · Southeast Iowa Regional Airport89 mi away
Near BRD
Frequently asked questions
How far is IRK from BRD?
The flight distance from Kirksville (IRK) to Brainerd (BRD) is 443 miles (713 km, 385 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IRK to BRD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 IRK to BRD?
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