KBRO Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport
Brownsville, TX · 4 miles E of BROWNSVILLE, TX
Public
Towered
Publicly-owned
ICAO KBRO
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 22.4 ft
- Coordinates
- 25-54-22.1000N 097-25-33.6000W
- Lat / Long
- 25.9061389, -97.426
- Mag. variation
- 03E (2020)
- Time zone
- UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 09/1937
- ARTCC
- HOUSTON CENTER
- FSS
- SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
- NOTAMs facility
- BRO (NOTAM-D service available)
- Attendance
- CONTINUOUS FOR ACFT SVC CALL 956-542-5852 OR 956-542-9111.
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Segmented circle
- yes
- Beacon
- white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
- Lights
- DUSK-DAWN. WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RWY 13 - CTAF.
- International operations
- international airport of entry
Airport diagram FAA official
Range from KBRO
Runways
Longest 7,399 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 7399 x 150 ft. / 2255 x 46 m
- Surface
- asphalt/grooved, in good condition
- Edge lights
- high intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 75.0
Runway 13
- Heading
- 132 magnetic, 135 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- ILS/DME
- Approach lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Declared distances
- TORA:7399 TODA:7399 ASDA:7399 LDA:7399
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 17.3 ft.
- Obstructions
- 31 ft. tree, 1224 ft. from runway, 369 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear
Runway 31
- Heading
- 312 magnetic, 315 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- RVR equipment
- Declared distances
- TORA:7399 TODA:7399 ASDA:7399 LDA:7399
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 20.0 ft.
- Obstructions
- 24 ft. tree, 751 ft. from runway, 611 ft. left of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear
- Dimensions
- 6000 x 150 ft. / 1829 x 46 m
- Surface
- asphalt/grooved, in fair condition
- Edge lights
- medium intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 75.0
Runway 18
- Heading
- 179 magnetic, 182 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:6000 TODA:6000 ASDA:6000 LDA:5810
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Displaced threshold
- 190 ft.
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 19.7 ft.
- Obstructions
- 37 ft. tree, 722 ft. from runway, 140 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear
Runway 36
- Heading
- 359 magnetic, 002 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:5532 TODA:5532 ASDA:5532 LDA:5532
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Displaced threshold
- no
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 22.3 ft.
- Obstructions
- 30 ft. tree, 660 ft. from runway, 312 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 2
Approaches — IAP 6
Arrivals — STAR 0
None published.
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- yes
- Ctaf
- 118.9
- Unicom
- 122.95
- Atis
- 128.55
- Wx Asos
- 128.55 (956-299-5871)
- Brownsville Ground
- 121.9 [0600-0000]
- Brownsville Tower
- 118.9 239.3 [0600-0000]
- Valley Approach
- 119.5
- Valley Departure
- 119.5
- Approach Lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Instrument Approach
- ILS/DME
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL JET-A
- Fuel available
- 100LL JET-A
- Parking
- hangars and tiedowns
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Bottled oxygen
- HIGH
- Bulk oxygen
- HIGH
Ownership
- Owner
- CITY OF BROWNSVILLE BOX 911 BROWNSVILLE, TX 78520 Phone 956-542-4373
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.