Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD) delays & on-time performance
Brainerd, Minnesota · 1 nonstop destinations · 1 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at BRD right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
86%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.6%
10 flights
Avg arrival delay
13 min
87 min when late
Departed on time
87%
avg taxi-out 16 min
Figures cover 631 departures from BRD; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into BRD were on time 86% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD) arrived on time 86% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 1.6% were cancelled, and 6% arrived an hour or more late.
- Departures scheduled around 6am did best (92% on time); around 11am did worst (74%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (52%).
Most delayed routes from BRD
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- MSP · Minneapolis86%631 flts
Most reliable routes from BRD
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- MSP · Minneapolis86%631 flts
Best airline at BRD
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 86% | 1.6% | 13 min | 1 | 631 |
Best time to fly out of BRD
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 6am92%145 flts
- 10am91%182 flts
- 11am74%87 flts
- 6pm82%216 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)52%
- Extreme weather36%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion11%
- Security0%
- Late-arriving aircraft0%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.