AirportsBrownsville South Padre Island International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Brownsville, in Texas, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BRO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BRO
- ICAO code
- KBRO
- City
- Brownsville
- State or region
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 25.9072° N, 97.4252° W
- Elevation
- 7 m (22 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,255 m (7,399 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BRO means Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KBRO. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 25.9072° N, 97.4252° W. It stands 7 metres (22 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,255 metres (7,399 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 300.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 2,255 m 7,399 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 18/36 | 1,829 m 6,000 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| General Servando Canales International AirportMatamoros, Mexico | MAM | 18 km |
| Valley International AirportHarlingen | HRL | 42 km |
| General Lucio Blanco International AirportReynosa, Mexico | REX | 81 km |
| McAllen Miller International AirportMcAllen | MFE | 87 km |
| Corpus Christi International AirportCorpus Christi | CRP | 207 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,931 km | 17 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,903 km | 18 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,621 km | 16 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,240 km | 10 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,726 km | 3 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,205 km | 3 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,210 km | 20 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,917 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,463 km | 16 h 45 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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