Dallas/Fort Worth to Brownsville

What the Data Says About DFW to BRO

The Dallas/Fort Worth to Brownsville corridor (DFW → BRO) covers roughly 482 miles and is served by 7 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 7,887 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 83.8% on-time rate with an average delay of 64.1 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 3,210 flights were recorded on this pairing — 82 cancelled (2.6%) and 12 diverted (0.4%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 7 carriers on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 7,887 total flights analyzed, the 83.8% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 64.1-minute average delay applies only to flights that actually ran late, so it is not the average wait across all departures — the majority of flights on this route depart on time under the BTS definition of a delay (15+ minutes past schedule).

Looking at recent months, Oct 2024 posted the best performance on this corridor at 92% on-time, while May 2024 came in at 68% on-time — a 25-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the DFW to BRO route, the combination of a 83.8% on-time rate, 64.1-minute average delay, 2.6% recent cancellation rate, and 7 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.