Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) delays & on-time performance
Brownsville, Texas · 1 nonstop destinations · 2 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at BRO right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
86%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.5%
35 flights
Avg arrival delay
12 min
84 min when late
Departed on time
87%
avg taxi-out 12 min
Figures cover 1,423 departures from BRO; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into BRO were on time 84% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) arrived on time 86% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 2.5% were cancelled, and 6% arrived an hour or more late.
- Departures scheduled around 5am did best (94% on time); around 6pm did worst (75%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (46%).
Most delayed routes from BRO
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth86%1,423 flts
Most reliable routes from BRO
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth86%1,423 flts
Best airline at BRO
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Envoy Air | 87% | 2.5% | 11 min | 1 | 1,397 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 69% | 0.0% | 74 min | 1 | 26 |
Best time to fly out of BRO
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am94%325 flts
- 6am94%37 flts
- 10am90%353 flts
- 2pm84%241 flts
- 3pm80%106 flts
- 6pm75%211 flts
- 7pm78%92 flts
- 8pm87%30 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft46%
- Extreme weather23%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)16%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion14%
- Security0%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.