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YAC to BRD: distance & flight time
Cat Lake (Cat Lake Airport) → Brainerd (Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport)
383 mi
616 km · 333 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
383 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- YAC — Cat Lake Airport · Cat Lake, Canada
- 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 YAC
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Near BRD
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAC from BRD?
The flight distance from Cat Lake (YAC) to Brainerd (BRD) is 383 miles (616 km, 333 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAC to BRD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m 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 YAC to BRD?
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