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KBRO · Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport

ICAO · US · 18 NTSB events

ID KBRO FAA BRO Elev 22 ft Lat 25° 54.43' N Lon 97° 25.51' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 7,399 ft. Max gradient: 0.04%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
13 135° 7,399 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.04%
31 315° 7,399 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.04%
18 182° 6,000 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.04%
36 002° 6,000 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.04%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 7 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 128.550
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR TWR 118.900
  • CTAF CTAF 118.900
  • A/D VALLEY APP/DEP 119.500
  • RDO SAN ANGELO RDO 122.300
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KBRO on LiveATC ↗

  • NDB BR

    Depoo

    0.39 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VORTAC BRO

    Brownsville

    116.30 MHz · DME 116.30 · BOTH · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 23 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 13. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 13. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 13. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 13—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (23 sentences)
  • ·280 TEXAS BROWNSVILLE/SOUTH PADRE ISLAND INTL (BRO)(KBRO) 4 E UTC–6(–5DT) N25º54.37´ W97º25.56´ 22 B AOE ARFF Index—See Remarks NOTAM FILE BRO RWY 13–31: H7399X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–75, D–170, 2S–175, 2D–240 PCR 660 F/B/X/T HIRL RWY 13: MALSR.
  • ·RWY 31: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 68´.
  • ·RWY 18–36: H6000X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–75, D–144, 2S–175, 2D–150 PCR 540 F/D/X/T MIRL RWY 18: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·RWY 36: VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 51´.
  • ·RWY 13: TORA–7399 TODA–7399 ASDA–7399 LDA–7399 RWY 18: TORA–6000 TODA–6000 ASDA–6000 LDA–5810 RWY 31: TORA–7399 TODA–7399 ASDA–7399 LDA–7399 RWY 36: TORA–5532 TODA–5532 ASDA–5532 LDA–5532
  • ·For acft svc call 956–542–5852 or 956–542–9111.
  • ·Lgtd oil derricks lctn aprxly 5 NM NE max 500 ft AGL.
  • ·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.
  • ·Txy J north of Txy H open to tfc under 12500 lbs.
  • ·For cust and bdr protection svcs ctc: 956–547–5760 dly 1400–0600Z‡; [email protected].
  • ·Aft hrs: 956–983–5704, 956–982–3653; [email protected].
  • ·Flight Notification Service (ADCUS) available.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 956-459-1227
  • ·ASOS 128.55 (956) 299–5871.
  • ·CTAF 118.9 ATIS 128.55 UNICOM 122.95 RCO 122.3 (SAN ANGELO RADIO) ®VALLEY APP/DEP CON 119.5 TOWER 118.9 (1200–0600Z‡) GND CON 121.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD when ATCT is clsd ctc CRP Apch at 361-299-4230.
  • ·CLASS D svc 1200–0600Z‡; other times CLASS E.
  • ·(H) (H) VORTACW 116.3 BRO Chan 110 N25º55.44´ W97º22.52´ 240º 2.9 NM to fld. 10/9E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 006º–290º byd 24 NM 355º–005º byd 9 NM DME unusable: 006º–290º byd 24 NM 355º–005º byd 9 NM 360º–005º byd 24 NM VOR unusable: 271º–290º byd 20 NM 320º–335º 360º–270º byd 24 NM DEPOO NDB (LOMW) 393 BR N25º59.02´ W97º30.55´ 133º 6.5 NM to fld. 29/3E.
  • ·ILS/DME 110.3 I–BRO Chan 40 Rwy 13.
  • ·Unmonitored when ATCT closed.
  • ·Localizer backcourse unusable byd 25º right of cse.
  • ·BROWNSVILLE H–7C, L–20H, 21A IAP, AD SC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

18 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

20

since 1982

Fatal

2

10.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 148,171 ops in 1997

2024 total

25,904

10-yr total

281,054

2024 mix

AC/AT 33% · GA 54% · Mil 14%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=18

  • Other 6
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 4
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Loss of control 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2014-10-26 Cessna T210M · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2011-03-02 Arion Aircraft LLC Lightning · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2004-12-28 Beech BE35 · Engine failure · VMC · night →
2002-12-30 Cessna T207 · Engine failure · day →
2000-01-17 Cessna 340A · Hard landing · day →
1998-04-29 Douglas DC-8-51 · Other · VMC · night-moonlit →
1997-07-20 EICHMAN AEROBAT III · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1997-01-26 Piper PA-38-112 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1997-01-26 Piper PA-28-151 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · dusk →
1991-02-11 Cessna 210L · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night →
1988-10-30 Bell 206 L-1 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1987-10-25 Piper PA-23-250 · Other · night →
1987-10-25 Piper PA-30 · Other · VMC · day →
1987-01-15 Beech 65-80 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1985-07-06 Piper PA-32RT-300T · Weather · VMC · day →
1984-02-16 Piper PA-31 · Other · IMC · night →
1983-12-05 Beech D18S · Other · night →
1983-09-24 Maule M-4-220C · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in TX

CFI Flight Instructors 6,561 A&P Mechanics 27,501 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 167 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 22 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 37 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 24 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 15 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 76 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 153 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 232 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 304 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 183 FBO Fixed Base Operators 244 Clubs Flying Clubs 64 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 41 EAA EAA Chapters 43

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Robert Allan Steenbock Mcallen TX 48 nm
Donald Robert Christie Corpus Christi TX 112 nm
Dennis Ardell Bazemore Ingleside TX 118 nm
Gregory Wayne Shetterly Aransas Pass TX 122 nm
Brian David Childs San Antonio TX 221 nm
Paul Alan Rheudasil San Antonio TX 221 nm
Richard Lee Tarwater San Antonio TX 221 nm
Vincent Sosa San Antonio TX 221 nm
Wade C Amen San Antonio TX 221 nm
Zachary Ryan Armstrong Seguin TX 223 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
William Ronnal Johnston Brownsville TX 6 nm
Christopher Jay Hughston Brownsville TX 6 nm
Perry Howard Woods Brownsville TX 6 nm
Diego Santamaria Sanchez Brownsville TX 6 nm
Frank Preston Ebbess Laguna Vista TX 14 nm
Samuel Patrick Rinaldi Palmer TX 15 nm
Patrick Cullen Kornegay San Benito TX 18 nm
William Marshall Reece S Padre Isle TX 21 nm
Wendell Fredric Johnson Harlingen TX 23 nm
Scott Jeffrey Mccormack Harlingen TX 23 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
John Emerson Ackley Brownsville TX 6 nm
Jon Kevin Douglas Brownsville TX 6 nm
Robert Howard Curry Brownsville TX 6 nm
Perry Howard Woods Brownsville TX 6 nm
Russell Eugene Remy Brownsville TX 6 nm
Oscar Rodriguez Brownsville TX 6 nm
Kael Joshua Lassiter Brownsville TX 6 nm
Colton Blake Tallman Brownsville TX 6 nm
John Eugene Drake Brownsville TX 6 nm
Javier Garcia Escobedo Brownsville TX 6 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Crystal Avionics, LLC
New Braunfels, TX
 230 nm
Salty Pelican Aviation LLC
New Braunfels , TX
 230 nm
Veterans Aviation LLC
New Braunfels, TX
 230 nm
Jim Miller Aircraft Painting, Inc.
Uvalde, TX
 234 nm
X Jet Air Flight Support
Uvalde, TX
 234 nm
Avionics Services, Inc
Uvalde, TX
 234 nm
Southstar Aircraft Interiors
Uvalde, TX
 234 nm
Lancair
Uvalde, TX
 234 nm
ALTMAN AVIATION SERVICES LLC.
Lockhart, TX
 237 nm
McKee Avionics, Inc.
San Marcos, TX
 240 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.