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BRO to IAH: distance & flight time
Brownsville (Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport) → Houston (George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport)
309 mi
497 km · 269 nm
1h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
309 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 17m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BRO — Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport · Brownsville, United States
- IAH — George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport · Houston, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BRO
Near IAH
- DWH · David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport14 mi away
- IWS · West Houston Airport23 mi away
- AAP · Andrau Airpark23 mi away
- HOU · William P Hobby Airport24 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BRO from IAH?
The flight distance from Brownsville (BRO) to Houston (IAH) is 309 miles (497 km, 269 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BRO to IAH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 17m 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 cheapest way to fly from BRO to IAH?
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