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NPE to BRD: distance & flight time
NAPIER (Hawke's Bay Airport) → Brainerd (Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport)
8,070 mi
12,988 km · 7,013 nm
16h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
-17h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,070 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 17m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 17-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- NPE — Hawke's Bay Airport · NAPIER, New Zealand
- 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 NPE
- WIR · Wairoa Airport43 mi away
- TUO · Taupo Airport66 mi away
- GIS · Gisborne Airport81 mi away
- PMR · Palmerston North Airport89 mi away
Near BRD
Frequently asked questions
How far is NPE from BRD?
The flight distance from NAPIER (NPE) to Brainerd (BRD) is 8,070 miles (12,988 km, 7,013 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NPE to BRD?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 17m 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 NAPIER and Brainerd?
Brainerd is 17 hours behind NAPIER.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NPE to BRD?
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