Route · BRO → IAH · 2020–2025 BTS data
Brownsville to Houston
The BRO–IAH corridor (Brownsville, TX → Houston, TX) runs ahead of the national average, served by 9 carriers across roughly 308 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 91.2%
- On-time
- +12.2 pts
- vs US avg
- 93 min
- Delay when late
- 1,381
- Flights
Cancelled
4.3%
Best Month
Aug 2020 98%
Worst Month
Jun 2024 79%
Distance
308 mi
Carriers
9
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2024 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2024 | 61 | 10 | 9 | 0 | OO |
| Jun 2024 | 57 | 12 | 0 | 1 | OO |
| May 2024 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2024 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2021 | 61 | 4 | 1 | 0 | YV |
| Jul 2021 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | YV |
| May 2021 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OO,YV |
| Feb 2021 | 32 | 6 | 9 | 0 | OO |
| Dec 2020 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Nov 2020 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 0 | YV,OO |
| Oct 2020 | 84 | 6 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2020 | 84 | 4 | 0 | 0 | EV,OO |
| Aug 2020 | 92 | 2 | 6 | 0 | EV |
| Jul 2020 | 76 | 7 | 3 | 0 | EV |
| Jun 2020 | 52 | 10 | 0 | 0 | EV |
| May 2020 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | EV |
| Apr 2020 | 37 | 0 | 6 | 0 | EV |
| Mar 2020 | 124 | 3 | 20 | 0 | EV,YV,YX |
| Feb 2020 | 104 | 7 | 0 | 0 | YV,EV,YX |
| Jan 2020 | 95 | 7 | 0 | 0 | YV,YX,EV |
Cancellation Rate
4.3%
59 of 1,381 flights
Diversion Rate
0.1%
1 of 1,381 flights
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BRO - Brownsville
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Brownsville, TX.
Origin airport →IAH - Houston
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Houston, TX.
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What the Data Says About BRO to IAH
Brownsville to Houston (BRO to IAH) is one of the more dependable pairings in the BTS On-Time Performance dataset: a 91.2% on-time rate across 1,381 flights, with delays that do happen averaging 93.1 minutes. The corridor runs roughly 308 miles and is served by 9 carriers. Over the most recent 24 months, 59 of 1,381 flights were cancelled (4.3%) and 1 diverted (0.1%).
The monthly split is wide on this route: Aug 2020 posted the strongest performance at 98% on-time, while Jun 2024 came in at just 79% - a 19-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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