KBRO — Brownsville/South Padre Island Intl
Brownsville, TX · field elevation 22 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
KBRO current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KBRO 252353Z 10011KT 10SM FEW027 FEW034 32/24 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP135 T03170244 10361 20317 53001
- Wind
- from 100° at 11 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 32 °C / dewpoint 24 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.93 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,999 ft · pressure altitude 12 ft
- Observed
- 11 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 100° at 11 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 9 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 18 | 2 kt head | 11 kt from the left |
| 36 | 2 kt tail | 11 kt from the right |
| 31 | 9 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KBRO 252320Z 2600/2624 09012KT P6SM FEW035 FM260200 08006KT P6SM FEW250 FM260600 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM261600 08006KT P6SM FEW050 FM262100 08010KT P6SM FEW080
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 25.90614, -97.42600
- Elevation
- 22 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1220Z / 0022Z
- Tower hours
- 0600-0000
- Magnetic variation
- 3°E (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Brownsville
- County
- Cameron, TX
Airport diagram
Everything else KBRO publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 7,399 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 18/36 | 6,000 | 150 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 128.55
- Tower 0600-0000
- 118.9
- Ground
- 121.9
- CTAF
- 118.9
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach
- 119.5
Published procedures
- 6 approaches — ILS, LOC, LOC/BC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KPIL Cameron County16 nm
- KHRL Valley Intl23 nm
- KTXW Mid Valley Intl34 nm
- KMFE Mc Allen Intl47 nm
- KEBG South Texas Intl At Edinburg49 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KBRO airport diagram or an approach plate
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- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.