Airports near Brainerd, MN
18 airports, seaplane bases and airstrips within 25 nm of Brainerd, Minnesota — 5 of them public use. Runway lengths, fuel, CTAF and tower frequencies from the FAA's NASR data (effective 2026-10-01); each airport page adds live METAR/TAF weather, NOTAMs, winds aloft and a crosswind calculator.
Closest public-use field: Brainerd Lakes Regional (KBRD), 7.9 nm N. Closest public fuel: KBRD (100LL,A), 7.9 nm. Longest runway: 7,100 ft at KBRD.
Current METARs for these airports (aviationweather.gov) →
| Id | Name | From Brainerd | Use | Longest rwy | Fuel | Tower / CTAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MN17 | Jackson Field Brainerd · Airport | 4.4 nm W | Private | 2,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
| MN18 | Barrett Brainerd · Airport | 5.9 nm S | Private | 2,600 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KBRD | Brainerd Lakes Regional Brainerd · Airport | 7.9 nm N | Public | 7,100 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 122.7 |
| 9Y2 | East Gull Lake East Gull Lake · Airport | 12.0 nm NW | Public | 2,618 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| M16 | Steam Boat Bay East Gull Lake · Seaplane base | 12.4 nm NW | Public | water | MOGAS | CTAF 122.9 |
| 7MN4 | Mille Lacs Lake Garrison · Airport | 12.9 nm E | Private | 2,500 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| 0MN4 | Paul's Nisswa · Seaplane base | 14.2 nm NW | Private | water | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| KRYM | Ray S Miller Aaf Camp Ripley · Airport | 14.4 nm SW | Private | 6,100 ft | — | Tower 126.2 |
| M69 | Birch Lake Deerwood · Seaplane base | 14.6 nm NE | Public | water | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| 25MN | Shirt Lake Deerwood · Seaplane base | 15.7 nm NE | Private | water | — | — |
| MY66 | North Star Ranch Onamia · Airport | 17.0 nm SE | Private | 3,500 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 18MN | Hines Farm Motley · Airport | 19.2 nm W | Private | 2,600 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 8MN3 | Breezy Point Breezy Point · Airport | 19.8 nm N | Private | 2,576 ft | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| MY15 | Kastanek Pierz · Airport | 19.9 nm S | Private | 2,500 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KLXL | Little Falls/Morrison County-Lindbergh Field Little Falls · Airport | 21.3 nm SW | Public | 4,010 ft | 100LL,UL91 | CTAF 122.8 |
| 2MN5 | Emma's Bay Pequot Lakes · Seaplane base | 21.8 nm N | Private | water | — | — |
| 0MN6 | Gillespie Crosslake · Seaplane base | 23.6 nm N | Private | water | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| 55MN | Britz Buckman · Airport | 24.6 nm S | Private | 2,157 ft (soft) | — | — |
Distances are great-circle nautical miles with direction from the centre of the facilities that list Brainerd as their city (not a surveyed city centre). Heliports are not listed. A snapshot of the 28-day NASR cycle: confirm frequencies and runway data against the current Chart Supplement before flight.