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Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO)
General
Type: Airport, Status: Operational, Acivation Date: 09/01/1937, Runways: 3, Land Area Covered By Airport: 1700 acres, Ownership: Publicly owned, Facility Use: Open to public, Site Number: 23499.*A, Location ID: BRO, Region: Southwest, District Office: TEX, Unicom Frequency: 122.950 Hz, Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF): 118.900 Hz, Aeronautical sectional chart: Brownsville, Tie-In FSS: No, Tie-In FSS ID: SJT, Tie-In FSS Name: San Angelo, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 22 ft, Elevation determination method: Surveyed, Elevation Source: NGS (2008-02-21), Air traffic control tower: Yes, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCH, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZHU, Boundary ARTCC Name: Houston, Airspace Determination: No Objection, Certification Type & Date: I B S 05/1973, Federal Agreements: NGPY3, NOTAM Service: Yes, NOTAM Facility ID: BRO, Last Inspection Date: 01/14/2010, Inspection Group: FAA airports field personnel, Inspection Method: Federal
Location
State: Texas, County: Cameron, City: Brownsville, GPS (Degrees): Lat: 25° 54' 24.600'', Lng: -97° 25' 33'', GPS (Seconds): Lat: 25.906833, Lng: -97.425833, GPS determination method: Estimated, Position Source: NGS (2008-02-21), Distance from central business district: 4 mi (E), Find on map >>
Operations
Period: 12/31/2009 - 12/31/2010, Commercial Operations: 140, Air Taxi Operations: 4,860, Itinerant Operations: 12,995, Local Operations: 5,524, Military Operations: 9,131
Aircraft
Single Engine Aircraft: 41, Multi Engine Aircraft: 6, Jet Engine Aircraft: 1
Additional
Fuel Types: 100LLA, Magnetic Variation: 7E (Year 1985), Beacon Color: Clear-green (lighted land airport), Bottled Oxygen Type: High pressure, Bulk Oxygen Type: High pressure, Lighting Schedule: Dusk-Dawn, Airframe repair service availability/type: Major, Power Plant repair service availability/type: Major, Customs Airport Of Entry: Yes, Customs Landing Rights: No, Military/civil joint use agreement: No, Military Landing Rights: Yes, Non-Commercial Landing Fee: No, Transient storage: HGR,TIE, Wind direction indicator: Y-L, Segmented circle airport marker system: Yes, Other services: AFRT,AVNCS,CARGO,CHTR,INSTR,RNTL,SALES
Type: Heliport, Status: Operational, Acivation Date: 02/01/1998, Runways: 1, Land Area Covered By Airport: 1 acres, Ownership: Privately owned, Facility Use: Private, Site Number: 23500.*H, Location ID: 2XS0, Region: Southwest, District Office: TEX, Aeronautical sectional chart: Brownsville, Tie-In FSS: No, Tie-In FSS ID: SJT, Tie-In FSS Name: San Angelo, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 26 ft, Elevation determination method: Estimated, Air traffic control tower: No, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCH, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZHU, Boundary ARTCC Name: Houston, Airspace Determination: Conditional, NOTAM Service: No, Inspection Group: Owner, Inspection Method: 5010-2 Private use mail out program
Location
State: Texas, County: Cameron, City: Brownsville, GPS (Degrees): Lat: 25° 58' 39'', Lng: -97° 30' 57'', GPS (Seconds): Lat: 25.977500, Lng: -97.515833, GPS determination method: Estimated, Distance from central business district: 5 mi (N), Find on map >>
Additional
Magnetic Variation: 6E (Year 1995), Lighting Schedule: Dusk-Dawn, Used for medical purposes: Yes, Wind direction indicator: Yes, Segmented circle airport marker system: No
