BROWNSVILLE, TX · 8 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026
6 published instrument approaches: 1 ILS approach, 3 RNAV (GPS), 1 VOR, serving 3 runway ends.
| Chart | Amendment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | ILS OR LOC RWY 13 | 0B | |
 | LOC BC RWY 31 | 0 | |
 | RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | 0B | |
 | RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | 0A | |
 | RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | 0A |
| Chart | Amendment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | TAKEOFF MINIMUMS | — | |
 | ALTERNATE MINIMUMSamended | — |
Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.
From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.
| Service | Frequency | Call sign |
|---|---|---|
| CTAF | 118.9 | |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Ground | 121.9 | Brownsville |
| ATIS | 128.55 | Brownsville |
| Approach | 119.5 | Brownsville |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Brownsville |
Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 7,399 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt Good | High intensity |
| 13 135°T | ILS/DME · MALSR approach lighting | |||
| 31 315°T | PAPI (4-box) 3° | |||
| 18/36 | 6,000 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt Fair | Medium intensity |
| 18 182°T | PAPI (4-box) 3° · displaced threshold 190 ft | |||
| 36 2°T | VASI (4-bar) 3° | |||
Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.
25.9061390, -97.4260000
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Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.
Brownsville/South Padre Island International has instrument approaches serving three of its four runway ends. The five approach charts combine ILS, localiser and RNAV (GPS) procedures, leaving one end without a published instrument approach. Two runway alignments provide directional choice, while the 7,399 ft runway offers 1,399 ft more length than the second strip.
Among nearby airports, Valley International has a substantially broader procedure set, while Mc Allen International is closer to Brownsville in overall chart coverage. Cameron County, Mid Valley and South Texas International at Edinburg each have much thinner sets. The Brownsville Sectional adds regional visual-reference context, and the US Gulf Coast Helicopter Route Chart supplies helicopter-route information absent from the terminal procedure charts.
| ID | Airport | City | Distance | Charts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KPIL | Cameron County | PORT ISABEL, TX | 16 nm N | 4 |
| KHRL | Valley Intl | HARLINGEN, TX | 23 nm NW | 23 |
| KTXW | Mid Valley | WESLACO, TX | 34 nm NW | 4 |
| KMFE | Mc Allen Intl | MC ALLEN, TX | 47 nm W | 10 |
| KEBG | South Texas Intl At Edinburg | EDINBURG, TX | 49 nm NW | 4 |
8 current FAA charts for Brownsville/South Padre Island Intl, including 5 instrument approachs, 1 airport diagram. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.
Ground 121.9; ATIS 128.55; CTAF 118.9; UNICOM 122.95. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.
Brownsville/South Padre Island Intl has 2 runways. The longest is 13/31 at 7,399 ft by 150 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.
Yes — 1 ILS procedure is published. In total KBRO has 6 published instrument approaches, of which 3 are RNAV (GPS).
The official FAA airport diagram for Brownsville/South Padre Island Intl is free to download at the top of this page. It shows runways, taxiways, ramp layout and hold-short positions, and is reissued every 28 days.
Yes. Brownsville/South Padre Island Intl has an operating control tower, within Houston Center's airspace. Tower, ground and clearance frequencies are listed on this page.
They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.
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