How reliable is Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport?
Flights from BRD departed within 15 minutes of schedule in 87% of 4,086 flights in official BTS history. Here’s the full picture before you book.
Reliability score
on-time, cancellations & delays
Origin-airport operations
What the departure punctuality at BRD looks like
On-time departures
across 4,086 flights
Source: BTS Airport Operations · data through 2026-06-25. Role-specific BTS departure history; advisory context, not a guarantee for any flight.
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Weather by month
Weather history isn’t available for BRD yet
PlaneSane shows month-by-month airport weather once enough historical METAR/IEM observations are loaded for the airport. This does not mean the airport has no weather data forever; it means the current climatology table has no monthly coverage for Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport.
The read on BRD
What the numbers say about flying through Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport
Across official performance history, flights from Brainerd left within 15 minutes of schedule about 87% of the time over 4,086 flights. That's one of the more dependable operational records you'll see. Pair it with a moderate cancellation rate of 1.4%. When a departure does run late, the typical delay is around 8 minutes.
None of this guarantees your specific flight — it’s the backdrop. To turn it into a booking, score real flights to Brainerd, read how we weigh it all in how the PlaneSane Score works, and brush up with how to pick a reliable flight and avoiding weather delays.
Common questions about BRD
- How reliable is Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD)?
- Flights from Brainerd left within 15 minutes of schedule roughly 87% of the time across 4,086 flights of official history — one of the more dependable operational records you'll see. The cancellation rate runs about 1.4%. It's advisory context, not a guarantee for any single flight.
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