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YQF to BRD: distance & flight time
Red Deer Industrial (Red Deer Regional Airport) → Brainerd (Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport)
972 mi
1,564 km · 844 nm
2h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
972 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 35m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YQF — Red Deer Regional Airport · Red Deer Industrial, 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 YQF
- YRM · Rocky Mountain House Airport46 mi away
- YYC · Calgary International Airport74 mi away
- YEG · Edmonton International Airport79 mi away
- YXD · Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport97 mi away
Near BRD
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQF from BRD?
The flight distance from Red Deer Industrial (YQF) to Brainerd (BRD) is 972 miles (1,564 km, 844 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQF to BRD?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 35m 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 Red Deer Industrial and Brainerd?
Brainerd is 1 hour ahead of Red Deer Industrial.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQF to BRD?
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