Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Brownsville
DFW → BRO
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Brownsville operates with an 89% on-time performance rate, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of just 2.2 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 344 total flights using Embraer RJ145 aircraft, serving an airport in Brownsville that handles around 217,195 passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Brownsville (BRO) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 455 flights monitored in recent months, 88% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 4 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.32%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Brownsville the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Brownsville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Brownsville (BRO) heads south for about 778 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 24m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 40% of DFW-BRO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Brownsville it is 3.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 455 tracked DFW-BRO flights, 88% left on time with an average delay of 4 min and a 1.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about DFW-BRO
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Brownsville (BRO) route, on-time performance is 88% with an average delay of 4 minutes, based on 455 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Brownsville is 1.32% across 455 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
