Flights Minneapolis → Brainerd
MSP → BRD
How long is the flight from Minneapolis to Brainerd?
The flight from Minneapolis (MSP) to Brainerd (BRD) takes 23 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Minneapolis to Brainerd has an on-time performance rate of 85%, with an average delay of 11.8 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 153 flights, serving the relatively small destination airport which handles around 45,102 passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Minneapolis (MSP) → Brainerd (BRD) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 391 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.02%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Brainerd the average ATFM delay is 1.1 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Brainerd: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to Brainerd (BRD) heads north for about 183 km, a flight time of roughly 23m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 39% of MSP-BRD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Brainerd it is 1.1 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 391 tracked MSP-BRD flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 1.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about MSP-BRD
The flight from Minneapolis (MSP) to Brainerd (BRD) takes 23 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> Brainerd (BRD) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 391 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-Brainerd is 1.02% across 391 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
