Pan American Airways Blind Flying School

The development of Mexican oil fields by North American corporations during the 1920s led to a need for reliable transportation into Mexico's interior. As a result, Brownsville soon became a pioneer training center for the now highly technical craft of blind flying, or piloting an aircraft by the use of navigation instruments. In 1929, the Mexican division of Pan American Airways opened a school for instrumentation flying at the Brownsville Airport. The training course was later extended to all divisions of the company.

Pan American Airways Blind Flying School is a historical marker in Brownsville, Cameron County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 116 historical markers documented in Cameron County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 194 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 25.9082, -97.4322 near Brownsville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Santa Rosalia Cemetery (cemetery), about 2.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Port of Brownsville, Indiana and Southmost Cemetery, and Oklahoma Road and Levee Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5061003924. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.