FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 DECEMBER 2020
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BRO |
| Lat/Long: | 25-54-22.1000N 097-25-33.6000W
25-54.368333N 097-25.560000W
25.9061389,-97.4260000
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 22.4 ft. / 6.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03E (2020) |
| From city: | 4 miles E of BROWNSVILLE, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 78521 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1937 |
| Control tower: | yes |
| 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 |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN. WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RWY 13 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Landing fee: | yes |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index B |
| Airline operations: | WHEN ATCT CLSD REQ ARFF ASSISTANCE THRU HOUSTON ARTCC OR FLT SVC. PPR 24 HRS FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 956-542-4373. |
| International operations: | international airport of entry |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 118.9 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 128.55 |
| WX ASOS: | 128.55 (956-546-4540) |
| BROWNSVILLE GROUND: | 121.9 [0600-0000] |
| BROWNSVILLE TOWER: | 118.9 239.3 [0600-0000] |
| VALLEY APPROACH: | 119.5 |
| VALLEY DEPARTURE: | 119.5 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
| WX ASOS at PIL (16 nm N): | 118.525 (956-233-5740) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BROr240/2.9 | | BROWNSVILLE VORTAC | | 116.30 | | 09E |
| MAMr026/9.7 | | MATAMOROS VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 07E |
| HRLr143/22.9 | | HARLINGEN VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| DEPOO | | 133/6.5 | | 393 | | 03E | | BR | -... .-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 7399 x 150 ft. / 2255 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 67 /R/D/X/T | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 170.0 | | Double tandem: | 240.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 25-54.769345N | | 25-53.899642N |
| Longitude: | 097-25.878205W | | 097-24.930022W |
| Elevation: | 17.3 ft. | | 20.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 132 magnetic, 135 true | | 312 magnetic, 315 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:7399 TODA:7399 ASDA:7399 LDA:7399 | | TORA:7399 TODA:7399 ASDA:7399 LDA:7399 |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| RVR equipment: | touchdown | | rollout |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 31 ft. tree, 1224 ft. from runway, 369 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear | | 24 ft. tree, 751 ft. from runway, 611 ft. left of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 6000 x 150 ft. / 1829 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 7 /F/C/X/T | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 144.0 | | Double tandem: | 150.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 25-54.904458N | | 25-53.914683N |
| Longitude: | 097-25.731002W | | 097-25.771965W |
| Elevation: | 19.7 ft. | | 22.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 179 magnetic, 182 true | | 359 magnetic, 002 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 190 ft. | | no |
| Declared distances: | TORA:6000 TODA:6000 ASDA:6000 LDA:5810 | | TORA:5532 TODA:5532 ASDA:5532 LDA:5532 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 37 ft. tree, 722 ft. from runway, 140 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear | | 30 ft. tree, 660 ft. from runway, 312 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF BROWNSVILLE
BOX 911
BROWNSVILLE, TX 78520
Phone 956-542-4373 |
| Manager: | BRYANT WALKER
700 AMELIA EARHART
BROWNSVILLE, TX 78521-5721
Phone 956-542-4373
DIRECTOR OF AVIATION. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 39 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 30 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 83/day * | | 29% | military | | 25% | transient general aviation | | 24% | air taxi | | 13% | commercial | | 9% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2017 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | FLIGHT NOTIFICATION SERVICE (ADCUS) AVAILABLE. |
| - | LGTD OIL DERRICKS LCTN APRXLY 5 NM NE MAX 500 FT AGL. |
| - | BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD WHEN ATCT IS CLSD CTC CRP APCH AT 361-299-4230. |
| - | TWY A EAST OF RWY 13-31 CLSD INDEF. |
| - | TWY E NORTH OF TWY D CLSD INDEF. |
| - | RIGHT TFC WHEN ATCT CLSD FOR RWY 13 AND RWY 31 ONLY. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 03 December 2020 at 0901Z to 31 December 2020 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 13 | |
download (320KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (316KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (248KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (260KB) |
| LOC BC RWY 31 | |
download (323KB) |
| VOR OR TACAN-A | |
download (255KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (120KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (149KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPIL - Port Isabel-Cameron County Airport (16 nm N)
KHRL - Valley International Airport (23 nm NW)
KTXW - Mid Valley Airport (34 nm NW)
KMFE - Mc Allen Miller International Airport (47 nm W)
KEBG - South Texas International Airport at Edinburg (49 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of the Airport Administration
Taken in October 2016
looking east-southeast.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sectional chart |
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Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Dec-2020
| | Local
(UTC-6) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:39 | | 12:39 |
| Sunrise | | 07:04 | | 13:04 |
| Sunset | | 17:37 | | 23:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:02 | | 00:02 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Dec-2020 09:58:49 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 05-Dec-2020 03:58:49 |
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| METAR |
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| KBRO | 050953Z AUTO 34006KT 10SM OVC045 13/07 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP214 T01280067
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MMMA
10nm SW | 050140Z 05007KT 8SM OVC080 13/04 A3023 RMK 8/05/
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KPIL
16nm N | 050953Z AUTO 34007KT 10SM OVC045 13/07 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP216 T01330067
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| TAF |
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| KBRO | 050526Z 0506/0606 00000KT P6SM OVC060 FM051400 32007KT P6SM VCSH OVC030 FM051600 32009KT 6SM -SHRA OVC015 FM051800 31011KT 5SM -SHRA OVC008 FM060000 33012KT P6SM OVC014 PROB30 0600/0605 4SM -SHRA OVC008 FM060500 33010KT P6SM OVC040 PROB30 0605/0606 4SM -SHRA OVC025
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MMMA
10nm SW | 050423Z 0506/0606 03005KT P6SM SCT030 OVC080 TEMPO 0510/0514 3SM BR BKN015 FM051600 33010KT P6SM BKN030 OVC080 TEMPO 0518/0522 3SM RA FM052200 33012KT 5SM RA OVC020
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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