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MSP to BRD: distance & flight time
Minneapolis (Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport) → Brainerd (Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport)
114 mi
183 km · 99 nm
46m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
114 miles nonstop takes roughly 46m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- MSP — Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport · Minneapolis, 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 MSP
- STP · St Paul Downtown Holman Field9 mi away
- FCM · Flying Cloud Airport12 mi away
- STC · St Cloud Regional Airport61 mi away
- RST · Rochester International Airport76 mi away
Near BRD
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSP from BRD?
The flight distance from Minneapolis (MSP) to Brainerd (BRD) is 114 miles (183 km, 99 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSP to BRD?
A nonstop flight takes about 46m 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 MSP to BRD?
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