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Lansing, MI

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Lansing, MI (LAN) ranks #202 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Lansing, MI posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

85%
On-time
Top 33%
on-time, US airports
90 min
Delay when late
1.40%
Cancelled
#202 of 382
Corpus placement
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LAN on-time rate vs. the national average

Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.

0%100%U.S. average79%85%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 154,599.

Late Aircraft 29.4% (45,519 min)
Carrier 46.3% (71,610 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 13.7% (21,190 min)
Weather 10.5% (16,280 min)
Security 0.0% (0 min)

LAN - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: September (95.3%) · worst: July (91.2%)

90%91%92%93%94%95%96% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 92.1%

LAN - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

88%90%92%94%96% 202020212022202320242025 95.2% 89.8% ▼ -5.7%

LAN - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)

Average taxi-out 18.4 min · taxi-in 3.6 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

10 min20 min30 min40 min Jan 24Dec 25 26.6 min 26.3 min ▼ -1.1%

LAN's average taxi-out (18.4 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 13.9 min (May 2024) to 31.3 min (January 2025).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Lansing, MI.

Cancellation Rate

1.40%

299 of 21,361 flights

Diversion Rate

0.04%

9 of 21,361 flights

Delay Rate

15.0%

3,197 of 21,361 flights

Top Routes from LAN

Busiest routes to and from Lansing, MI.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
DTW (Detroit) → LAN (Lansing) 5,909 86% 74 mi
LAN (Lansing) → DTW (Detroit) 5,909 86.5% 74 mi
LAN (Lansing) → ORD (Chicago) 2,936 84.6% 179 mi
ORD (Chicago) → LAN (Lansing) 2,936 82.8% 179 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Lansing, MI, both outside Michigan so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 85%).

Corpus Christi, TX

Corpus Christi, TX

85% on-time 45,325 flights

North Platte, NE

North Platte, NE

85% on-time 7,873 flights

Hattiesburg/Laurel, MS

Hattiesburg/Laurel, MS

85% on-time 7,551 flights

Grand Junction, CO

Grand Junction, CO

85.1% on-time 47,063 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 21,361).

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA

21,551 flights 82.7% on-time

Trenton, NJ

Trenton, NJ

21,106 flights 75.4% on-time

Abilene, TX

Abilene, TX

21,805 flights 85.2% on-time

Jacksonville/Camp Lejeune, NC

Jacksonville/Camp Lejeune, NC

20,873 flights 87.4% on-time

Other Airports in Michigan

Compare performance with other Michigan airports.

DTW 84.8%

Detroit, MI

Detroit · 1,488,949 flights
GRR 81.9%

Grand Rapids, MI

Grand Rapids · 195,613 flights
TVC 81.3%

Traverse City, MI

Traverse City · 50,174 flights
FNT 78.1%

Flint, MI

Flint · 31,426 flights
MBS 84.1%

Saginaw/Bay City/Midland, MI

Saginaw/Bay City/Midland · 20,046 flights
AZO 87.1%

Kalamazoo, MI

Kalamazoo · 17,506 flights
MQT 83.1%

Marquette, MI

Marquette · 12,906 flights
PLN 84.2%

Pellston, MI

Pellston · 9,995 flights

LAN delay-share reading

The standout signal at Lansing, MI is the delay mix: Carrier owns 46.3% of 154,599 delay minutes across 21,361 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 85% (6 pts above the 79% national average), with 3,197 delayed and 299 cancelled (1.40%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (29.4% late-aircraft, 46.3% carrier, 13.7% NAS, 10.5% weather, 0.0% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.

On the multi-year calendar, LAN is strongest in September (95.3% on-time) and weakest in July (91.2%), a 4.1-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~331 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DTW (Detroit) at 86% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Michigan: Michigan flight data.

Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025). Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.

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Using LAN's data

LAN's on-time book is stronger than most peers; the remaining risk sits in the delay mix, not a weak headline rate.

  • Check the busiest route from LAN before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in September rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 18.4 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times

On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. Airport figures are computed directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.