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. It is mostly used for general aviation but is also served by four commercial airlines, one a passenger airline and three cargo ones.

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 16,404 passenger boardings (enplanements) in 2010, and 22,233 in 2018. 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).

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).

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.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Cargo

History

In 2020 the airport received a $17,955,696 CARES Act award.

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.

See also

• List of airports in Minnesota

References

Other sources

External links

• Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport, official site
• "Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 7, 2006. (306 KB) from the Minnesota DOT Airport Directory
• Aerial image as of May 1992 from USGS The National Map
• FAA Terminal Procedures for BRD, effective March 20, 2025
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for BRD
  • AirNav airport information for KBRD
  • ASN accident history for BRD
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures