Brownsville (BRO) to Los Angeles (LAX)
Flight time
≈ 3h 32m
Bearing
299° NW
Brownsville (BRO) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 1,370 miles (2,205 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BRO–LAX
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Alaska Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BRO–LAX; the Boeing 737 MAX 9 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 19% full.
Departures
4
April 2026
Seats
712
both directions
Passengers
135
both directions
Load factor
19.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BRO–LAX?
Alaska Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BRO–LAX in April 2026 (4 departures).
- AS
Alaska Airlines
4 departures · 712 seats
Share of departures100.0%19.0%
Load
What plane flies BRO–LAX?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flew 100% of BRO–LAX departures.
- Boeing 737 MAX 9
4 departures · 19.0% load
100.0%
How has BRO–LAX traffic changed?
Nonstop BRO–LAX departures held steady at about 4 a month between July 2025 and April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BRO–LAX traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
4 departures · 334 passengers
46.9%
Load
August 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
6 departures · 425 passengers
39.8%
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
January 2026
4 departures · 204 passengers
28.6%
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
April 2026
4 departures · 135 passengers
19.0%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
BRO → LAX
20.5% full
2 departures · 73 passengers
LAX → BRO
17.4% full
2 departures · 62 passengers
Nonstop BRO–LAX traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Brownsville
US
Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport
Coordinates
25.91°N, 97.43°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Brownsville (BRO) from Los Angeles (LAX)?
BRO to LAX is 1,370 miles (2,205 km / 1,191 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BRO to LAX?
A nonstop covers the 1,370-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 32m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BRO–LAX?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BRO–LAX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,370-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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