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Airport · BRO · Brownsville, Texas

Brownsville, TX

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Brownsville, TX (BRO) ranks #213 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Brownsville, TX posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

85.7%
On-time
Top 27%
on-time, US airports
83 min
Delay when late
1.42%
Cancelled
#213 of 382
Corpus placement
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BRO on-time rate vs. the national average

Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.

0%100%U.S. average79%85.7%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 125,039.

Late Aircraft 29.0% (36,274 min)
Carrier 38.9% (48,653 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 14.0% (17,527 min)
Weather 17.9% (22,320 min)
Security 0.2% (265 min)

BRO - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: October (95.2%) · worst: June (91%)

90%91%92%93%94%95%96% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 93.8%

BRO - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

90%92%94%96%98% 202020212022202320242025 97.2% 90.9% ▼ -6.5%

BRO - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)

Average taxi-out 12.9 min · taxi-in 5 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

10 min12 min14 min16 min18 min Jan 24Dec 25 13 min 12.1 min ▼ -6.9%

BRO's average taxi-out (12.9 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (December 2024, 15.6 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Brownsville, TX.

Cancellation Rate

1.42%

268 of 18,838 flights

Diversion Rate

0.11%

21 of 18,838 flights

Delay Rate

14.3%

2,695 of 18,838 flights

Top Routes from BRO

Busiest routes to and from Brownsville, TX.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → BRO (Brownsville) 7,887 83.8% 482 mi
BRO (Brownsville) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 7,882 84.2% 482 mi
IAH (Houston) → BRO (Brownsville) 1,384 88.2% 308 mi
BRO (Brownsville) → IAH (Houston) 1,381 91.2% 308 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Brownsville, TX, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 85.7%).

Billings, MT

Billings, MT

85.7% on-time 51,010 flights

Melbourne, FL

Melbourne, FL

85.7% on-time 31,111 flights

New Bern/Morehead/Beaufort, NC

New Bern/Morehead/Beaufort, NC

85.7% on-time 8,887 flights

Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake City, UT

85.8% on-time 1,319,985 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 18,838).

Williston, ND

Williston, ND

18,596 flights 82.4% on-time

Everett, WA

Everett, WA

19,411 flights 84.3% on-time

Champaign/Urbana, IL

Champaign/Urbana, IL

17,865 flights 84.8% on-time

Columbia, MO

Columbia, MO

19,935 flights 80.3% on-time

Other Airports in Texas

Compare performance with other Texas airports.

DFW 78.5%

Dallas/Fort Worth, TX

Dallas/Fort Worth · 3,395,134 flights
IAH 81.6%

Houston, TX

Houston · 1,404,392 flights
AUS 79.3%

Austin, TX

Austin · 909,441 flights
DAL 77.6%

Dallas, TX

Dallas · 791,209 flights
HOU 79.4%

Houston, TX

Houston · 618,821 flights
SAT 81.7%

San Antonio, TX

San Antonio · 419,736 flights
ELP 81.4%

El Paso, TX

El Paso · 186,225 flights
MAF 82.9%

Midland/Odessa, TX

Midland/Odessa · 100,719 flights

BRO delay-share reading

The standout signal at Brownsville, TX is the delay mix: Carrier owns 38.9% of 125,039 delay minutes across 18,838 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 85.7% (6.7 pts above the 79% national average), with 2,695 delayed and 268 cancelled (1.42%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (29.0% late-aircraft, 38.9% carrier, 14.0% NAS, 17.9% weather, 0.2% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.

On the multi-year calendar, BRO is strongest in October (95.2% on-time) and weakest in June (91%), a 4.2-point swing. Volume peaks in August (~305 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) at 83.8% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Texas: Texas flight data.

Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025). Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.

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Using BRO's data

BRO's on-time book is stronger than most peers; the remaining risk sits in the delay mix, not a weak headline rate.

  • Check the busiest route from BRO before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in October rather than June if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 12.9 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times

On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. Airport figures are computed directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.