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SME to BRD: distance & flight time
Somerset (Lake Cumberland Regional Airport) → Brainerd (Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport)
810 mi
1,303 km · 704 nm
2h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
810 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 14m 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
- SME — Lake Cumberland Regional Airport · Somerset, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near SME
- LOZ · London-Corbin Airport/Magee Field29 mi away
- LEX · Blue Grass Airport68 mi away
- GLW · Glasgow Municipal Airport74 mi away
- FFT · Capital City Airport80 mi away
Near BRD
Frequently asked questions
How far is SME from BRD?
The flight distance from Somerset (SME) to Brainerd (BRD) is 810 miles (1,303 km, 704 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SME to BRD?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 14m 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 SME to BRD?
Nonstop service on SME–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 2h 14m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Somerset and Brainerd?
Brainerd is 1 hour behind Somerset.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SME to BRD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SME–BRD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SME to BRD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SME–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.