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.
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BRO on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Brownsville, TX sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Brownsville, TX handles more flight
volume than 44% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
73% of them, placing it in the quadrant for quiet and reliable.
Flight volume and on-time rate are independent figures: a busy airport can still run
reliably, and a quiet one can still run late.
Brownsville, TX vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 18,838 ·
On-time rate: 85.7%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes125,039 min
Carrier48,653 min · 39%
Late Aircraft36,274 min · 29%
Weather22,320 min · 18%
NAS (National Aviation System)17,527 min · 14%
Security265 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
BRO - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: October (95.2%) · worst: June (91%)
BRO - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
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).
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.
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.
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.
Brownsville, TX vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
85.7%Top 27%higher than 73% of 382 airports
Brownsville, TX
60%95%
U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
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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.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Brownsville, TX's on-time rate?
Brownsville, TX (BRO) has a 85.7% on-time rate across 18,838 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 6.7 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the above-median on-time performance.
How does BRO rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Brownsville, TX ranks #213 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a mid-size U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Brownsville, TX?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at BRO, accounting for 38.9% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 29.0% late-aircraft, 38.9% carrier, 14.0% NAS/air-traffic-control, 17.9% weather, and 0.2% security.
When is the best time to fly through Brownsville, TX?
October is historically BRO's strongest month at 95.2% on-time, while June is the weakest at 91%, a 4.2-point swing across the BTS historical record.