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PAO to BRD: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Brainerd (Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport)
1,555 mi
2,502 km · 1,351 nm
3h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,555 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 31m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PAO — Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County · Palo Alto, 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 PAO
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport18 mi away
- NUQ · Moffett Federal Airfield5 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport8 mi away
- SJC · Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport12 mi away
Near BRD
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAO from BRD?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Brainerd (BRD) is 1,555 miles (2,502 km, 1,351 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to BRD?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 31m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from PAO to BRD?
Nonstop service on PAO–BRD depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 3h 31m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Palo Alto and Brainerd?
Brainerd is 2 hours ahead of Palo Alto.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAO to BRD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PAO–BRD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PAO to BRD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PAO–BRD tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.