United States flag Brownsville Airport (BRO)

Country United States | North America | Regional Airport | IATA: BRO | ICAO: KBRO | Elevation 22 ft · 7 m | Local time —

Destinations
8
Flights / day
12
Busiest route
Dallas-Fort Worth
Top airline
Aerolineas Ejecutivas

Brownsville South Padre Island Airport averages 12 flights per day to eight destinations, with seven domestic routes and one international route. A total of 10 airlines operate at BRO, led by Aerolineas Ejecutivas. This airport provides direct service to two countries across one continent, with Mexico representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Brownsville South Padre Island connects to Madison, with a typical flight time of 3 hr 35 mins. Updated: August 30, 2026

Route Network

Brownsville South Padre Island Airport connects eight destinations worldwide, with Dallas-Fort Worth standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Madison, and the shortest flight is to Houston.

United States of America flag Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) – United States of America 2 airlines
2 hr 5 mins
484 mi · 778 km
5
per day
United States of America flag Houston (IAH) – United States of America 3 airlines
1 hr 35 mins
309 mi · 497 km
5
per day
Mexico flag Monterrey (MTY) – Mexico 2 airlines
1 hr 35 mins
167 mi · 269 km
1
per day
United States of America flag Madison (MSN) – United States of America 1 airline
3 hr 35 mins
1,275 mi · 2,052 km
2
per week
United States of America flag Orlando (MCO) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 55 mins
1,005 mi · 1,618 km
2
per week
United States of America flag Austin (AUS) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 40 mins
297 mi · 477 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Houston (DWH) – United States of America 1 airline
—
BRO → DWH
1
per week
United States of America flag San Antonio (SAT) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 35 mins
259 mi · 416 km
1
per week

Route and destination data updated August 30, 2026.

Brownsville South Padre Island Airport is served by 10 airlines, with Aerolineas Ejecutivas in the lead at 17% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 42% of routes. eight carriers operate only one route each. A total of two airlines operate international routes, compared with eight airlines serving domestic routes. CRE is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Madison with a flight time of 3 hrs 35 mins.

Aerolineas Ejecutivas (2 routes)
NetJets Aviation (2 routes)
American Airlines (1 routes)
Envoy Air (1 routes)
PWR (1 routes)
United Airlines (1 routes)
Aerus (1 routes)
RFD (1 routes)
CRE (1 routes)
Breeze Airways (1 routes)

Brownsville South Padre Island Airport provides direct service to two countries across one continent. The route network is 88% domestic and 12% international. Mexico is the primary international destination.

United States of America - 11/day
Mexico - 1/day

Delays

Worst Delays · Most Punctual · Most Cancellations · Live Delays
Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
on-time
min (-100%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
on-time
0 min vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (24 hour total)

Sep 5

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 5

2026

02:00 - 03:00

Departure
on-time
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—
Cancelled
0

Sep 5

2026

01:00 - 02:00

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on-time
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on-time
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0

Sep 5

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
on-time
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on-time
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0

Sep 4

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
on-time
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on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
on-time
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on-time
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0

Sep 4

2026

20:00 - 21:00

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on-time
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on-time
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0

Sep 4

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
on-time
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—
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
on-time
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—
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0

Sep 4

2026

17:00 - 18:00

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on-time
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on-time
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0

Sep 4

2026

16:00 - 17:00

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on-time
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on-time
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0

Sep 4

2026

15:00 - 16:00

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on-time
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on-time
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0

Sep 4

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
on-time
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on-time
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0

Sep 4

2026

13:00 - 14:00

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on-time
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on-time
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0

Sep 4

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
on-time
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—
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0

Sep 4

2026

11:00 - 12:00

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on-time
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0

Sep 4

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
—
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—
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0

Sep 4

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
on-time
min (+65.9%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
1 min late
1 min vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (7 day total)

Sep 4

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 3

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 2

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 1

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 31

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Aug 30

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 29

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
1 min late
1 min (-59.9%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
1 min late
1 min (-53.5%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (30 day total)

Sep 4

2026

Departure
on-time
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on-time
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0

Sep 3

2026

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on-time
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0

Sep 2

2026

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on-time
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on-time
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0

Sep 1

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 31

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Aug 30

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 29

2026

Departure
on-time
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on-time
Cancelled
0

Aug 28

2026

Departure
on-time
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on-time
Cancelled
0

Aug 27

2026

Departure
on-time
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on-time
Cancelled
0

Aug 26

2026

Departure
1 min late
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on-time
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0

Aug 25

2026

Departure
on-time
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on-time
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0

Aug 24

2026

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on-time
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on-time
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0

Aug 23

2026

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on-time
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on-time
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0

Aug 22

2026

Departure
on-time
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on-time
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0

Aug 21

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
5 min late
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0

Aug 20

2026

Departure
on-time
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on-time
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0

Aug 19

2026

Departure
5 min late
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on-time
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0

Aug 18

2026

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on-time
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on-time
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0

Aug 17

2026

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on-time
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on-time
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0

Aug 16

2026

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on-time
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on-time
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0

Aug 15

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 14

2026

Departure
on-time
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on-time
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0

Aug 13

2026

Departure
1 min late
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on-time
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0

Aug 12

2026

Departure
on-time
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on-time
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0

Aug 11

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 10

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 9

2026

Departure
on-time
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on-time
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0

Aug 8

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 7

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Aug 6

2026

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#883 (12 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#1,001 (8 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
7,402 ft 2,256 m 150 ft 46 m Asphalt
3,005 ft 916 m 75 ft 23 m DryLakebed
7,402 ft 2,256 m 150 ft 46 m Asphalt
3,005 ft 916 m 75 ft 23 m DryLakebed
7,400 ft 2,256 m 150 ft 46 m Closed
7,400 ft 2,256 m 150 ft 46 m Closed
6,010 ft 1,832 m 150 ft 46 m Asphalt
6,010 ft 1,832 m 150 ft 46 m Asphalt
6,000 ft 1,829 m 150 ft 46 m Closed
6,000 ft 1,829 m 150 ft 46 m Closed

Runway Length

108 aircraft cannot operate at Brownsville South Padre Island Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 7,402 ft (2,256 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Embraer ERJ 145 7,448 ft 2,270 m 4,593 ft 1,400 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-81 7,451 ft 2,271 m 4,921 ft 1,500 m
Boeing 737-300 7,500 ft 2,286 m 4,701 ft 1,433 m
de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4 7,513 ft 2,290 m 0 ft 0 m
Airbus A310-300 7,513 ft 2,290 m 4,888 ft 1,490 m
Tupolev Tu-154 7,546 ft 2,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing BBJ3 737-900ER 7,546 ft 2,300 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A300B4 7,546 ft 2,300 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Boeing 737-900ER 7,546 ft 2,300 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III 7,598 ft 2,316 m 2,999 ft 914 m
Boeing 737-800 7,598 ft 2,316 m 5,249 ft 1,600 m
Lockheed L-1011 Tristar 100 7,710 ft 2,350 m 6,430 ft 1,960 m
Lockheed L-1011 Tristar 1 7,710 ft 2,350 m 6,430 ft 1,960 m
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 200 7,710 ft 2,350 m 6,430 ft 1,960 m
Ilyushin Il-96 300 7,808 ft 2,380 m 2,822 ft 860 m
Airbus A300-600 7,808 ft 2,380 m 5,052 ft 1,540 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-88 7,874 ft 2,400 m 5,200 ft 1,585 m
Boeing 747 Supertanker 7,874 ft 2,400 m 6,135 ft 1,870 m
Boeing 767-300 7,900 ft 2,408 m 5,899 ft 1,798 m
Boeing 767 Freighter 7,900 ft 2,408 m 6,001 ft 1,829 m
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 500 7,959 ft 2,426 m 5,689 ft 1,734 m
Boeing 777 VIP 7,999 ft 2,438 m 5,098 ft 1,554 m
Airbus A350-800 7,999 ft 2,438 m 3,999 ft 1,219 m
Boeing 777-200ER 7,999 ft 2,438 m 5,098 ft 1,554 m
Airbus A350-900 7,999 ft 2,438 m 3,999 ft 1,219 m
Tupolev Tu-134 8,005 ft 2,440 m 4,396 ft 1,340 m
Boeing 737-800 BBJ2 8,182 ft 2,494 m 4,501 ft 1,372 m
Boeing BBJ MAX 9 8,199 ft 2,499 m 4,114 ft 1,254 m
Boeing E-3 D Sentry 8,202 ft 2,500 m 3,609 ft 1,100 m
Airbus A330 MRTT 8,202 ft 2,500 m 5,741 ft 1,750 m
Tupolev Tu-114 8,202 ft 2,500 m 4,593 ft 1,400 m
Boeing 737 MAX 10 8,202 ft 2,500 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Boeing 737 MAX 8 8,202 ft 2,500 m 4,921 ft 1,500 m
Vickers VC10 8,281 ft 2,524 m 6,381 ft 1,945 m
Boeing 737 Convertible 8,284 ft 2,525 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 737-400 8,333 ft 2,540 m 5,052 ft 1,540 m
Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call 4,701 ft 1,433 m 8,366 ft 2,550 m
Lockheed Martin C5 Galaxy 8,399 ft 2,560 m 3,599 ft 1,097 m
Boeing 737 MAX 9 8,530 ft 2,600 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Boeing 757-300 8,530 ft 2,600 m 5,085 ft 1,550 m
Airbus A350-1000 8,530 ft 2,600 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing 737-500 8,694 ft 2,650 m 4,593 ft 1,400 m
Convair 880 8,760 ft 2,670 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Ilyushin Il-96 400 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,413 ft 1,650 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Air Tanker 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Airbus A380 Private Jet 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A380-800 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A340-300 9,072 ft 2,765 m 6,004 ft 1,830 m
Airbus A330-200 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330 Corporate Jet 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-200F 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-300 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Boeing BBJ 787-800 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 747-400 LCF Dreamlifter 9,199 ft 2,804 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-400 9,236 ft 2,815 m 6,250 ft 1,905 m
Boeing 747SP 9,252 ft 2,820 m 5,249 ft 1,600 m
Boeing 777 Freighter 9,285 ft 2,830 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A300B1 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Airbus A300B2 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Boeing 767-400 9,501 ft 2,896 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Airbus A340-200 9,514 ft 2,900 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
Airbus A380-900 9,678 ft 2,950 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing 777-200LR 9,744 ft 2,970 m 5,610 ft 1,710 m
Antonov An-124 Ruslan 9,843 ft 3,000 m 2,953 ft 900 m
Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Stars 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 777-300ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Tupolev Tu-144 9,843 ft 3,000 m 8,530 ft 2,600 m
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft 3,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-51 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-62 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-63 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-53 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-61 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A330-900neo 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A350-900F 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A380 Cargo 9,875 ft 3,010 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing YAL-1 9,902 ft 3,018 m 7,546 ft 2,300 m
Aero Spacelines Super Guppy 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,998 ft 2,133 m
Douglas DC-8 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,499 ft 1,981 m
Boeing 707 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A340 Private Jet 10,256 ft 3,126 m 8,999 ft 2,743 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 10,299 ft 3,139 m 6,949 ft 2,118 m
Airbus A340-600 10,302 ft 3,140 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing BBJ 787-9 10,397 ft 3,169 m 5,699 ft 1,737 m
VC-25A Air Force One 10,466 ft 3,190 m 7,999 ft 2,438 m
Boeing 747-8 10,466 ft 3,190 m 8,793 ft 2,680 m
Airbus A340-500 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,299 ft 1,920 m
Boeing 747-200 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft 3,230 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft 3,246 m 6,168 ft 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
Antonov An-225 Mriya 11,483 ft 3,500 m 10,827 ft 3,300 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

Brownsville South Padre Island (IATA: BRO) operates around 12 flights per day to 8 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 7 domestic and 1 international routes, with Aerolineas Ejecutivas as the leading carrier and Dallas-Fort Worth currently the busiest connection. From BRO, passengers can reach 2 countries across 1 continent, and the longest runway measures 2,256 m (7,402 ft).

Miscellaneous