Brownsville/South Padre Island International
BRO · KBRO · Brownsville, Texas · Cameron County · map
Brownsville/South Padre Island International is a public-use airport owned by the City of Brownsville, 4 miles east of Brownsville, Texas, 22 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 13/31, is 7,399 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KBRO · observed 3:53 pm CDT (20:53 UTC), 29 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north (010°) at 16 knots, gusting to 26
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,300 feet
- Temperature 88°F (31°C), dew point 74°F (23°C)
- Altimeter 29.83 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:58 pm CDT (17:58 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north at 13 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, thunderstorms nearby, a few clouds at 1,900 feet (thunderheads), scattered clouds at 4,000 feet and more above VFR
- From Tue 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet VFR
- 30% chance between Wed 2:00 am CDT (07:00 UTC) and 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, thunderstorms with rain, mist, a broken layer at 1,500 feet (thunderheads) MVFR
- From Wed 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,000 feet MVFR
- 30% chance between Wed 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC) and 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, light rain, mist, a broken layer at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet MVFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KBRO 062053Z 01016G26KT 10SM SCT025 BKN033 31/23 A2983 RMK AO2 PK WND 35026/2053 SLP099 60000 T03110233 57008
TAF KBRO 061758Z 0618/0718 01013G21KT P6SM VCTS FEW019CB SCT040 OVC060 FM062300 01008KT P6SM BKN040 PROB30 0707/0713 4SM TSRA BR BKN015CB FM071300 35008KT P6SM BKN030 PROB30 0713/0718 4SM -RA BR BKN020 BKN100
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BRO · ICAO KBRO
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Brownsville
- Elevation
- 22 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 12:00 am
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · customs available · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Brownsville sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1937
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 7,399 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 6,000 × 150 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: ILS with DME, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), tree 31 ft high 1,224 ft from the end
- Runway 31: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 24 ft high 751 ft from the end
- Runway 18: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 190 ft, 5,810 ft available for landing, tree 37 ft high 722 ft from the end
- Runway 36: VASI, four boxes on the left, 5,532 ft available for landing, tree 30 ft high 660 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 118.9 | Brownsville |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Bro and automated weather (ASOS) | 128.55 | Brownsville |
| Ground | 121.9 | Brownsville |
| Approach and departure | 119.5 | Brownsville |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Brownsville |
| Brownsville and rco | 122.3 | Brownsville |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 956-299-5871.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Brownsville from the FAA register
50 aircraft are registered to owners in Brownsville, Texas: 37 piston singles, 6 piston twins, 4 business jets, 2 turboprops, 1 airliner. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Texas.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 18 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Flight notification service (adcus) available.
- Dusk to dawn. When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 13 - the common traffic frequency.
- Interim director of aviation.
- Lighted oil derricks lctn approximately 5 NM northeast maximum 500 feet above ground level.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Txy J north of txy H open to traffic under 12500 pounds.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.