Presque Isle/Houlton, ME

What the Data Says About PQI

Presque Isle/Houlton, ME in Presque Isle/Houlton, Maine handled 965 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2024 and 2025, posting a 82.6% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 168 experienced delays, 3 were cancelled, and 0 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 0.31%, the diversion rate to 0.00%, and the average delay when departures run late is 78.0 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing PQI against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at PQI, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 36.6% of total delay minutes, followed by Weather at 24.2% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 19.9%. Weather contributes 24.2% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 1.1%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, August runs the cleanest at PQI with a 100% on-time rate, while October is the roughest at 94.4% — a 6-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in December, when average flights hit 62. Combine these numbers — 82.6% on-time, 78.0-minute average delay, 0.31% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Presque Isle/Houlton, ME.