Direct Flights from Minneapolis to Brainerd
Nonstop service from MSP to BRD on Delta. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
Airlines
Delta
Nonstop flights
~2/day
Distance
114 mi
Days operated
Daily (all week)
About Brainerd
Brainerd may refer to:
Top things to do in Brainerd
- The Kenney Lake Overlook is a historic roadside park in Garrison Township, Minnesota, United States.
- Father Hennepin State Park is a state park of Minnesota, USA, located on the southeast corner of Mille Lacs Lake.
- The Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post is a museum dedicated to the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe's history, culture, and contemporary life. It officially opened to the public on May 18, 1996.
- Paul Bunyan Land is an amusement park in Brainerd, Minnesota, founded in 1950, which is today located on This Old Farm.
- Mille Lacs Kathio State Park, also known as Kathio Site, is a Minnesota state park on Mille Lacs Lake.
- Crow Wing State Park is a state park of Minnesota, United States, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Crow Wing Rivers.
- Charles A. Lindbergh State Park is a 569-acre (2.3 km2) Minnesota state park on the outskirts of Little Falls.
- Fort Ripley was a United States Army outpost on the upper Mississippi River, in mid-central Minnesota from 1848 to 1877.
- The Northland Arboretum is a 413-acre non-profit arboretum and nature reserve in Brainerd, Minnesota, United States.
- The Brainerd Water Tower is located at Sixth and Washington in Brainerd in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
- Pine-Hickory Lakes Roadside Parking Area is a wayside rest located along U.S. Highway 169 in Farm Island Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota.
- Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area (CCSRA) is a state park unit of Minnesota, USA, being developed to rehabilitate a portion of the Cuyuna Range where mining pits and piles of waste rock were left behind after decades…
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Planning a trip to Brainerd
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Brainerd is May–September, when daytime highs are a comfortable 67–80°F.
- How long to stay
- Brainerd rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Kenney Lake Overlook, Father Hennepin State Park, and Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Minneapolis to Brainerd?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Minneapolis (MSP) to Brainerd (BRD) on Delta.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Minneapolis to Brainerd?
- Delta flies nonstop between Minneapolis (MSP) and Brainerd (BRD).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Minneapolis to Brainerd?
- There are about 2 nonstop departures per day (roughly 14 per week) from Minneapolis to Brainerd.
- How far is Brainerd from Minneapolis?
- Brainerd is about 114 miles from Minneapolis by air.
- What is there to do in Brainerd?
- Popular things to do include Kenney Lake Overlook, Father Hennepin State Park, Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post, Paul Bunyan Land, and more.
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