Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport

{{Short description|Airport in Minnesota, United States}}{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Use American English|date=April 2024}}{{Infobox airport

| name = Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport

| image =

| IATA = BRD

| ICAO = KBRD

| FAA = BRD

| type = Public

| owner = City of Brainerd & Crow Wing County

| operator =

| city-served = Brainerd, Minnesota

| location =

| elevation-f = 1,232

| elevation-m = 376

| website = {{URL|http://brainerdairport.com/}}

| coordinates = {{coord|46|24|08|N|094|08|08|W|region:US-MN|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_map = USA Minnesota#USA

| pushpin_relief = yes

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Minnesota

| pushpin_label = BRD

| pushpin_label_position = right

| r1-number = 16/34

| r1-length-f = 7,100

| r1-length-m = 2,164

| r1-surface = Concrete

| r2-number = 5/23

| r2-length-f = 6,512

| r2-length-m = 1,984

| r2-surface = Concrete

| h1-number = H1

| h1-length-f = 60

| h1-length-m = 18

| h1-surface = Concrete

| stat-year =

| stat1-header = Passengers (2020)

| stat1-data = 22,480

| stat2-header = Aircraft operations (year ending 6/15/2022)

| stat2-data = 37,900

| stat3-header = Based aircraft (2022)

| stat3-data = 78

| footnotes = Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,{{cite web|title=Brainerd, MN: Brainerd Lakes Regional (BRD)|url=https://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?20=E|publisher=Bureau of Transportation Statistics|date=December 2020|access-date=December 1, 2021}} Federal Aviation Administration{{FAA-airport|ID=BRD|use=PU|own=PU|site=10576.*A}}. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective July 13, 2023.

}}

Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport {{airport codes|BRD|KBRD|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,

{{cite web

| url = http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy10_all_enplanements.pdf

| title = Enplanements for CY 2010 | format = PDF, 189 KB

| work = CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data

| publisher = Federal Aviation Administration

| date = October 4, 2011

}}

and 22,233 in 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy18-all-enplanements.pdf|title=CY 2018 Enplanements at all airports|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017132654/https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy18-all-enplanements.pdf |archive-date=2019-10-17 |access-date=}} 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).

{{cite web

|url=http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf

|title=2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A

|format=PDF, 2.03 MB

|work=National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems

|publisher=Federal Aviation Administration

|date=October 4, 2010

|url-status=dead

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927084535/http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf

|archivedate=2012-09-27

}}

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=

{{Airport destination list

| Delta Connection | Minneapolis/St. Paul

}}

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=Cargo=

{{Airport destination list

| Bemidji Airlines{{cite web |url=http://www.bemidjiaviation.com/ |title=Bemidji Aviation Services, Inc |website=www.bemidjiaviation.com}} | Fargo, Minneapolis/St. Paul

| FedEx Feeder | Rochester (MN)

| UPS Airlines | Minneapolis/St. Paul

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

! Rank

! City

! Passengers

! Carriers

| Minneapolis/St. Paul

| 15,000

| Delta

History

In 2020 the airport received a $17,955,696 CARES Act award.{{cite web|first=Adam|last=Uren|date=April 15, 2020|title=97 Minnesota airports receive federal bailout cash, here's how much they got|url=https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/97-minnesota-airports-receive-federal-bailout-cash-heres-how-much-they-got|accessdate=June 14, 2020}}{{cite web|date=April 14, 2020|title=U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $10 Billion in Relief for America's Airports|url=https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/us-transportation-secretary-elaine-l-chao-announces-10-billion-relief-americas|accessdate=June 14, 2020}}

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.{{ASN accident|id=19830109-0|title=N8444H|accessdate= September 28, 2023}}

References

Other sources

Essential Air Service documents ([http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=DOT-OST-2011-0135 Docket OST-2011-0135]) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
[http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DOT-OST-2011-0135-0001 Ninety Day Notice (July 15, 2011)]: of Mesaba Aviation, Inc. and Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. of termination of service at Brainerd, MN.
[http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DOT-OST-2011-0135-0002 Order 2011-9-5 (September 13, 2011)]: prohibiting suspension of service and requesting proposals.
[http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DOT-OST-2011-0135-0009 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.
[http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DOT-OST-2011-0135-0023 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

[http://www.brainerdairport.com/ Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport], official site
{{cite web |url= http://www.dot.state.mn.us:80/aero/avoffice/ops/airdir/pdf/brainerd.pdf |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060507025014/http://www.dot.state.mn.us/aero/avoffice/ops/airdir/pdf/brainerd.pdf |url-status= dead |archive-date= 2006-05-07 |title= Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport }} {{small|(306 KB)}} from the Minnesota DOT Airport Directory
[http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=12&lat=46.4003&lon=-94.1356&w=700&h=700&lp=---+None+--- Aerial image as of May 1992]{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} from USGS The National Map
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Category:Airports in Minnesota

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Category:Buildings and structures in Crow Wing County, Minnesota

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