# Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD)

> Brainerd, US · IATA: BRD · ICAO: KBRD · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `BRD` |
| ICAO | `KBRD` |
| City | Brainerd |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 376 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 46.40286, -94.12973 |

## Description

Delta Connection is the only scheduled airline at Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (IATA: BRD, ICAO: KBRD), and its Minneapolis-St. Paul route carried roughly 15,000 passengers between September 2023 and August 2024. The link is flown under the federal Essential Air Service programme, and the airport commission has backed Delta's renewal bid, which promises twelve weekly round trips and the return of early-morning departures by the first quarter of 2026. Cargo reality is modest: no scheduled freighters and no dedicated air cargo terminal, only small feeder flights whose consignments are consolidated at Minneapolis, with limited belly space on the regional aircraft. BRD has no customs facility, so international import and export shipments are cleared at Minneapolis instead. Palletised freight travels by truck over MN-371, US-10 and I-94 — about 220 km and a good two hours to the cargo terminals at Minneapolis-St. Paul (IATA: MSP). Duluth International (IATA: DLH), some 200 km to the north-east, is the practical second option. Forwarders serving the Brainerd lakes area therefore plan air freight out of MSP and use BRD for passenger and business aviation.

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