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Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport is a city owned, public use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) east of the central business district of Brownsville, a city in Cameron County, Texas, United States.〔 The airport is served by two commercial airlines, six air taxis and offers three fixed base operations (FBOs) for general aviation. It is a convenient airport for flying into the Rio Grande Valley and northern Mexico. Most cities in the Rio Grande Valley are accessible from BRO by automobile within 30–60 minutes via the US 77, US 83, Interstate 69E and Interstate 2 freeway routes. It is also the closest commercial airport to South Padre Island. This airport included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a ''primary commercial service'' facility.〔 〕 As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 82,723 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,〔 〕 80,350 enplanements in 2009, and 84,401 in 2010.〔 〕 The National Weather Service forecast office for deep south Texas is located on the airport grounds. The airport currently has scheduled nonstop passenger flights to two destinations in Texas: Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW) and Houston (IAH). New scheduled nonstop passenger service to Las Vegas commenced in June, 2015. == History == * On March 9, 1929, Charles Lindbergh landed at BRO after a five-hour, 38-minute historic flight from Mexico City to the United States. This established the first leg of Airmail Service to Mexico. An event was held on site in Lindbergh's honor, with a crowd of over 20,000 greeting him upon his arrival. Among the attendees was Amelia Earhart, for whom the main street in front of the Airport is named. This event has been described as an international event of great significance. * Pan American World Airways started service at the airport on June 4, 1929, the beginning of a 30-year relationship between BRO and Pan Am. * In the 1960s, the 16th weather radar system in the nation was installed at BRO. * In 1983, the airport was officially renamed the Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport. * In 2014, expansion of the existing runway to was proposed by the Brownsville City Aviation Director, and the city purchased an additional of land for approximately . 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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