Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport BRO - or simply 'BSPII Airport' serves the Texas areas of the Rio Grande and Northern Mexico and is mostly used for general aviation. The opening of Brownsville Airport coincided with an important milestone in aviation history: In March 1929, Charles Lindbergh landed in Brownsville after a five-hour, 38-minute flight from Mexico City, establishing the first leg of airmail service to Mexico. Amelia Earhart and a crowd of 20,000 greeted Lindbergh at the then newly opened airport.
The Airport is located 4 nautical miles east of the City of Brownsville, at the very southern tip of Texas. It is also 20 miles from South Padre Island, known for having one of America's best beaches, and 5 miles from Matamoros, Mexico, accessible via three international bridges in downtown Brownsville.
Brownsville Airport  has a long runway, therefore, it also offers commercial air service provided by Continental Express,  American Eagle, United and Aeromexico airlines, offering direct flights to airport hubs with connections worldwide.
Check-in time is one hour prior to scheduled departure.

The full-service passenger terminal at Brownsville/South Padre Island Airport has four airline gates .

Parking options at BSPII Airport:  1. Metered parking (a quarter for every 15 mins) is available in front of the passenger terminal.  Parking is free at: 1. the Short-term hourly parking lot is across from the terminal; behind it is the short-term daily lot; and 2. the Long-termm parking lot (across from the short-term daily lot) with free shuttle service. 

A rental car counters are in the arrivals area of the terminal, the return lot is close to the terminal, and two rental car storage lots are past the long-term parking lot.

To get from BSPII Airport  to your destination, you can rent a car, take a taxi or either the Rio Gulf Coast Shuttle 1-800-574-8322 or The Wave (761-1025 (South Padre Island).

• Address:
  700 S Minnesota Ave
  Brownsville, TX 78521
  United States
• Website for Brownsville S-Padre Island: http://www.flybrownsville.com
• Email Address: http://www.flybrownsville.com/contact.html
• Phone: (800) 525 0280