Brownsville
BRO · KBROBrownsville South Padre Island International Airport
Passengers a year
276.3K
#203 busiest in the U.S.
3
nonstop destinations
13
airlines
8
departures a day
84.4%
arrivals on time
2.5%
flights cancelled
75.3%
load factor
Airlines
American Airlines is the largest carrier at Brownsville, with 54% of all passengers. 13 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
American Airlines holds 54% of the airport — the 62nd most concentrated of 120 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is MTJ at 54%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AA | 54.4% | 150.2K | 1 | -15.6% |
UA | 43.0% | 118.8K | 1 | -13.9% |
MX Breeze90% full | 2.0% | 5.4K | 1 | — |
AS Alaska38% full | 0.4% | 1.1K | — | — |
1BQ Eastern Airlines50% full | 0.2% | 438 | — | — |
Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.
Destinations
3 nonstop destinations from Brownsville, all domestic.
100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers
All nonstop destinations
3 nonstop · 3 airlines · 3 domestic / 0 intl
American Eagle · operated by Envoy Air, SkyWest Airlines
Aircraft
By share of departures at Brownsville.
Body class · share of departures
- Regional
1,416 departures · 83% full
49.4%
- Regional
1,019 departures · 75% full
35.5%
- Regional
365 departures · 70% full
12.7%
- Regional
26 departures · 61% full
0.9%
- Narrowbody
23 departures · 90% full
0.8%
- Narrowbody
8 departures · 43% full
0.3%
- Narrowbody
3 departures · 26% full
0.1%
- Widebody
2 departures · 50% full
0.1%
Bombardier BD-700 Global Express
1 departures · 14% full
0.0%
Gulfstream III
1 departures · 7% full
0.0%
When Brownsville is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
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Departures a month · peak May 2026
Annual passengers since 1990
Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.
Passengers a year
Every year
- 1990
- 93
- 1993
- 18,866
- 1994
- 127,879
- 1995
- 140,424
- 1996
- 144,117
- 1997
- 160,254
- 1998
- 151,170
- 1999
- 142,807
- 2000
- 139,444
- 2001
- 148,004
- 2002
- 140,679
- 2003
- 119,632
- 2004
- 131,553
- 2005
- 151,640
- 2006
- 179,811
- 2007
- 181,999
- 2008
- 164,298
- 2009
- 160,695
- 2010
- 166,974
- 2011
- 169,612
- 2012
- 169,671
- 2013
- 190,873
- 2014
- 313,602
- 2015
- 261,067
- 2016
- 222,079
- 2017
- 222,862
- 2018
- 223,435
- 2019
- 240,509
- 2020
- 176,494
- 2021
- 287,055
- 2022
- 228,014
- 2023
- 306,419
- 2024
- 322,348
- 2025
- 279,395
- 2026
- 164,965 so far
Arriving on time
Of every 100 flights landing at Brownsville, 84 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 14 arrive late, and 2 are cancelled.
Every 100 arrivals
9 min
average delay
35
flights cancelled
1.4K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Among US airports
#203
Frequently asked
How busy is Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport (BRO)?
Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport handled about 276.3K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #203 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 8 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport (BRO)?
American Airlines is the largest carrier at Brownsville (BRO), flying about 54% of its passengers. 13 airlines serve Brownsville in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport (BRO)?
Brownsville (BRO) has 3 nonstop destinations, all domestic.
How often do flights arrive on time at Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport (BRO)?
About 84.4% of flights arriving at Brownsville (BRO) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 2.5% are cancelled.
What aircraft flies most from Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport (BRO)?
The Embraer ERJ-145 flew the largest share of departures from Brownsville (BRO), about 49% of the total.
Departing counts passengers leaving Brownsville. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026, on-time August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).