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BES to BRO: distance & flight time
Brest (Brest Bretagne Airport) → Brownsville (Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport)
5,030 mi
8,095 km · 4,371 nm
10h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
5,030 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 20m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BES — Brest Bretagne Airport · Brest, France
- BRO — Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport · Brownsville, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BES
- LDV · Landivisiau Air Base13 mi away
- MXN · Morlaix-Ploujean Airport30 mi away
- UIP · Quimper-Cornouaille Airport35 mi away
- LAI · Lannion-Côte de Granit Airport48 mi away
Near BRO
Frequently asked questions
How far is BES from BRO?
The flight distance from Brest (BES) to Brownsville (BRO) is 5,030 miles (8,095 km, 4,371 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BES to BRO?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 20m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Brest and Brownsville?
Brownsville is 7 hours behind Brest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BES to BRO?
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