AirportsBrainerd Lakes Regional Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Brainerd, in Minnesota, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BRD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BRD
- ICAO code
- KBRD
- City
- Brainerd
- State or region
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 46.4029° N, 94.1297° W
- Elevation
- 376 m (1,232 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 2,164 m (7,100 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BRD means Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KBRD. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 46.4029° N, 94.1297° W. It stands 376 metres (1,232 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Minneapolis, about 172 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 2,164 metres (7,100 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 328.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,164 m 7,100 ft | 46 m | Concrete | not listed |
| 05/23 | 1,985 m 6,512 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 12/30 | 1,244 m 4,080 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Cloud Regional AirportSaint Cloud | STC | 95 km |
| Range Regional AirportHibbing | HIB | 147 km |
| Duluth International AirportDuluth | DLH | 155 km |
| Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain FieldMinneapolis | MSP | 183 km |
| Hector International AirportFargo | FAR | 213 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,633 km | 14 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,616 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,476 km | 14 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,381 km | 8 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,755 km | 2 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,469 km | 3 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,417 km | 17 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,429 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,460 km | 17 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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