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Pellston, MI

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Pellston, MI (PLN) ranks #249 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Pellston, MI posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

84.2%
On-time
Top 42%
on-time, US airports
115 min
Delay when late
1.24%
Cancelled
#249 of 382
Corpus placement
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PLN on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%84.2%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 94,844.

Late Aircraft 6.9% (6,524 min)
Carrier 55.9% (53,065 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 4.1% (3,899 min)
Weather 32.8% (31,094 min)
Security 0.3% (262 min)

PLN - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: September (95.6%) · worst: July (90.1%)

88%90%92%94%96% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 90.3%

PLN - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

90%92%94%96% 202020212022202320242025 93.6% 90.9% ▼ -2.9%

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

Average taxi-out 15.1 min · taxi-in 5.3 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

10 min15 min20 min25 min30 min Jan 24Dec 25 18.6 min 18.7 min ▲ +0.5%

PLN's average taxi-out (15.1 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 11.5 min (April 2025) to 24.9 min (January 2025).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Pellston, MI.

Cancellation Rate

1.24%

124 of 9,995 flights

Diversion Rate

0.11%

11 of 9,995 flights

Delay Rate

15.8%

1,580 of 9,995 flights

Top Routes from PLN

Busiest routes to and from Pellston, MI.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
DTW (Detroit) → PLN (Pellston) 4,457 84.2% 243 mi
PLN (Pellston) → DTW (Detroit) 4,361 86.8% 243 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Pellston, 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: 84.2%).

San Jose, CA

San Jose, CA

84.2% on-time 546,547 flights

Dayton, OH

Dayton, OH

84.2% on-time 87,827 flights

Jackson/Vicksburg, MS

Jackson/Vicksburg, MS

84.2% on-time 79,839 flights

Baton Rouge, LA

Baton Rouge, LA

84.2% on-time 53,837 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 9,995).

Gunnison, CO

Gunnison, CO

9,819 flights 82.9% on-time

Kodiak, AK

Kodiak, AK

9,654 flights 87% on-time

Rhinelander, WI

Rhinelander, WI

9,618 flights 87.3% on-time

Rockford, IL

Rockford, IL

9,512 flights 78.9% 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
LAN 85%

Lansing, MI

Lansing · 21,361 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 delay-share reading

The standout signal at Pellston, MI is the delay mix: Carrier owns 55.9% of 94,844 delay minutes across 9,995 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 84.2% (5.2 pts above the 79% national average), with 1,580 delayed and 124 cancelled (1.24%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (6.9% late-aircraft, 55.9% carrier, 4.1% NAS, 32.8% weather, 0.3% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.

On the multi-year calendar, PLN is strongest in September (95.6% on-time) and weakest in July (90.1%), a 5.5-point swing. Volume peaks in August (~220 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DTW (Detroit) at 84.2% 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.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Using PLN's data

PLN's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.

  • Check the busiest route from PLN 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 15.1 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.