Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport

Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (IATA: BRD, ICAO: KBRD, FAA LID: BRD) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of Brainerd, a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The airport is owned by the city and county.^[2] It is mostly used for general aviation but is also served by four commercial airlines, one a passenger airline and three cargo ones.

Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport
IATA: BRD ICAO: KBRD FAA LID: BRD
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Brainerd & Crow Wing County
Serves	Brainerd, Minnesota
Elevation AMSL	1,232 ft / 376 m
Coordinates	46°24′08″N 094°08′08″W
Website	brainerdairport.com
Map
BRD Location of airport in Minnesota Show map of Minnesota BRD BRD (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 16/34 7,100 2,164 Concrete 5/23 6,512 1,984 Concrete
Helipads
Number Length Surface ft m H1 60 18 Concrete
Statistics
Passengers (2020) 22,480 Aircraft operations (year ending 6/15/2022) 37,900 Based aircraft (2022) 78
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,[1] Federal Aviation Administration[2]

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 16,404 passenger boardings (enplanements) in 2010,^[3] and 22,233 in 2018.^[4] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).^[5]

Facilities and aircraft

Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport covers an area of 2,597 acres (1,051 ha) at an elevation of 1,232 feet (376 m) above mean sea level. It has two active runways with concrete surfaces: 16/34 is 7,100 by 150 feet (2,164 x 46 m) and 5/23 is 6,512 by 150 feet (1,984 x 46 m). The airport also has one helipad designated H1 which measures 60 by 60 feet (18 x 18 m).^[2]

For the 12-month period ending June 15, 2022, the airport had 37,900 aircraft operations, an average of 104 per day: 87% general aviation, 8% scheduled commercial, 4% air taxi and 1% military. In June 2022, there were 78 aircraft based at this airport: 59 single-engine, 3 multi-engine, 4 jet and 12 helicopter.^[2]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Delta Connection	Minneapolis/St. Paul

Destination Map
Brainerd Minneapolis/St. Paul Destinations from Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
Bemidji Airlines[6]	Fargo, Minneapolis/St. Paul
FedEx Feeder	Rochester (MN)
UPS Airlines	Minneapolis/St. Paul

Busiest domestic routes out of BRD
(September 2023 - August 2024)

Rank	City	Passengers	Carriers
1	Minneapolis/St. Paul	15,000	Delta

History

In 2020 the airport received a $17,955,696 CARES Act award.^[7][8]

Accidents at BRD

• On January 9, 1983, Republic Airlines Flight 927, a Convair 580, skidded off the runway during a nonprecision approach in sleet and snow showers. The aircraft skidded off the right side of the runway and the right propeller struck a snowbank and the propeller penetrated the cabin, killing one passenger and seriously injuring another. The aircraft was later repaired and placed back into service.^[9]

See also

• List of airports in Minnesota