Brownsville (BRO) to McAllen (MFE)
Flight time
≈ 0h 54m
Bearing
290° W
Brownsville (BRO) to McAllen (MFE) is 54 miles (87 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
Look up a route, or build a trip
Change the airports, or add stops for a multi-leg trip.
What actually flies BRO–MFE
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn March 2026, American Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BRO–MFE; the Airbus A319 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 85% full.
Departures
1
March 2026
Seats
128
both directions
Passengers
109
both directions
Load factor
85.2%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BRO–MFE?
American Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BRO–MFE in March 2026 (1 departures).
- AA
American Airlines
1 departures · 128 seats
Share of departures100.0%85.2%
Load
What plane flies BRO–MFE?
In March 2026, the Airbus A319 flew 100% of BRO–MFE departures.
- Airbus A319
1 departures · 85.2% load
100.0%
How has BRO–MFE traffic changed?
Nonstop BRO–MFE departures held steady at about 1 a month between May 2025 and March 2026.
Monthly nonstop BRO–MFE traffic, trailing 12 months through March 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
June 2025
1 departures · 68 passengers
89.5%
Load
July 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
August 2025
1 departures · 71 passengers
93.4%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
1 departures · 48 passengers
96.0%
Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
1 departures · 109 passengers
85.2%
Load
Nonstop BRO–MFE traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through March 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 McAllen (MFE)?
BRO to MFE is 54 miles (87 km / 47 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BRO to MFE?
A nonstop covers the 54-mile great-circle distance in roughly 0h 54m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BRO–MFE?
In March 2026, the Airbus A319 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BRO–MFE?
Distance-based programs credit off the 54-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
Keep exploring
Every route below is its own page.