BRO VORTAC: Brownsville, TX · 116.30

The Brownsville VORTAC (BRO) transmits on 116.30 MHz, TACAN/DME channel 110X, from 10 ft MSL in Brownsville, Texas. From the FAA’s NASR data (cycle 2026-09-03); check the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before you rely on it.

Station

Frequency116.30 MHz

TACAN/DME Channel110X

TypeVORTAC

StatusRestrictedSee FAA Remarks

Elevation10 ft MSL

Magnetic Variation9°E1965 Epoch

Hours24 Hours

ARTCCHouston

Service Volume: High Altitude (H)

Where the FAA protects this VOR’s signal off published routes (AIM 1-1-8). Heights are above the transmitter, not MSL. Published routes and procedures can use a VOR beyond these limits, and the remarks below can narrow them.

1,000 ft to 14,500 ft ATH40 NM

14,500 ft to 60,000 ft ATH100 NM

18,000 ft to 45,000 ft ATH130 NM

FAA Remarks

TACAN AZM UNUSBL 355-005 BYD 9 NM; 006-290 BYD 24 NM.
DME UNUSBL 355-005 BYD 9 NM; 360-005 BYD 24 NM; 006-290 BYD 24 NM.
VOR UNUSBL 360-270 BYD 24 NM; 271-290 BYD 20 NM; 320-335.

Verbatim from NASR. Radials are magnetic, from the station. UNUSBL = Unusable · BYD = Beyond · AZM = Azimuth.

VOR Receiver Checkpoints

For the 30-day VOR check under 14 CFR 91.171: within 4° at a ground checkpoint, 6° at an airborne one.

Ground · R-247BRO3.2 NM ON HOLD LINE RWY 13.

Public Airports Within 40 NM

Each field’s radial and distance from BRO, using the station’s own 9°E alignment.

KBRO Brownsville South Padre Island International AirportBrownsvilleR-240 · 2.9 NM KPIL Port Isabel Cameron County AirportPort IsabelR-357 · 15 NM KHRL Valley International AirportHarlingenR-312 · 24 NM KTXW Mid Valley AirportWeslacoR-286 · 36 NM T05 Charles R Johnson AirportPort MansfieldR-346 · 38 NM

Nearby VORs

HRL HarlingenVOR/DME · 113.65 · R-312 · 24 NM MFE McAllenVOR/DME · 117.20 · R-279 · 49 NM ALI AliceVOR · 114.50 · R-334 · 114 NM CRP Corpus ChristiVORTAC · 115.50 · R-349 · 119 NM

More VORs in Texas, or plan a route through BRO in the Route Planner.

BRO VORTAC · Brownsville