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.[1] It is mostly used for general aviation but is also served by one commercial airline.
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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 | ||||||||||||||
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As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 16,404 passenger boardings (enplanements) in 2010,[2] and 22,233 in 2018.[3] 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).[4]
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).[1]
For the 12-month period ending October 31, 2016, 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 January 2017, there were 89 aircraft based at this airport: 69 single-engine, 6 multi-engine, 6 jet and 8 helicopter.[1]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Airlines | Destinations |
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Delta Connection | Minneapolis/St. Paul |
Cargo
Airlines | Destinations |
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Bemidji Airlines[5] | Minneapolis/St. Paul |
FedEx Feeder | Rochester |
Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
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1 | Minneapolis/St. Paul | 21,210 | Delta |
References
- FAA Airport Form 5010 for BRD PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective Jan 5, 2017.
- "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
- "CY 2018 Enplanements at all airports" (PDF).
- "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.
- http://www.bemidjiaviation.com/
- Uren, Adam (April 15, 2020). "97 Minnesota airports receive federal bailout cash, here's how much they got". Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- "U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $10 Billion in Relief for America's Airports". April 14, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
Other sources
- Essential Air Service documents (Docket OST-2011-0135) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
- Ninety Day Notice (July 15, 2011): of Mesaba Aviation, Inc. and Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. of termination of service at Brainerd, MN.
- Order 2011-9-5 (September 13, 2011): prohibiting suspension of service and requesting proposals.
- Order 2011-11-30 (November 23, 2011): selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., to provide essential air service (EAS) at six communities at the following annual subsidy rates: Brainerd, Minnesota, $959,865; Fort Dodge, $1,798,693; Iron Mountain, $1,707,841; Mason City, $1,174,468; Thief River Falls, Minnesota, $1,881,815; and Watertown, $1,710,324, for the two-year period beginning when Great Lakes inaugurates full EAS at all six communities.
- Order 2012-6-3 (June 6, 2012): extending the Essential Air Service obligation of the two wholly owned subsidiaries of Pinnacle Airlines Corporation—Mesaba Aviation, Inc. and Pinnacle Airlines, d/b/a Delta Connection at the eight communities listed below (Muscle Shoals, AL; Alpena, MI; Iron Mountain/Kingsford, MI; Brainerd, MN; International Falls, MN; Greenville, MS; Laurel/Hattiesburg, MS; Tupelo, MS) for 30 days, through, July 9, 2012.
External links
- Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport, official site
- "Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-05-07. (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 January 28, 2021
- 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