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MCF to BRD: distance & flight time
Tampa (Mac Dill Air Force Base) → Brainerd (Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport)
1,429 mi
2,300 km · 1,242 nm
3h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,429 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 34m 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
- MCF — Mac Dill Air Force Base · Tampa, 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 MCF
- TPA · Tampa International Airport9 mi away
- TPF · Peter O Knight Airport6 mi away
- SPG · Albert Whitted Airport9 mi away
- PIE · St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport11 mi away
Near BRD
Frequently asked questions
How far is MCF from BRD?
The flight distance from Tampa (MCF) to Brainerd (BRD) is 1,429 miles (2,300 km, 1,242 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MCF to BRD?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 34m 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 Tampa and Brainerd?
Brainerd is 1 hour behind Tampa.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MCF to BRD?
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