Lansing, MI

What the Data Says About LAN

Lansing, MI in Lansing, Michigan handled 21,361 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 85% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 3,197 experienced delays, 299 were cancelled, and 9 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.40%, the diversion rate to 0.04%, and the average delay when departures run late is 90.2 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing LAN against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at LAN, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 46.3% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 29.4% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 13.7%. Weather contributes 10.5% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.0%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, September runs the cleanest at LAN with a 95.3% on-time rate, while July is the roughest at 91.2% — a 4-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in March, when average flights hit 331. The busiest route from LAN is to LAN (Lansing), with 5,909 flights at a 86% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 85% on-time, 90.2-minute average delay, 1.40% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Lansing, MI.