According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Presque Isle/Houlton, ME (PQI) ranks #370 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Presque Isle/Houlton, ME posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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PQI on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes: 2,893.
Late Aircraft18.2% (526 min)
Carrier36.6% (1,060 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)19.9% (575 min)
Weather24.2% (699 min)
Security1.1% (33 min)
PQI - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: August (100%) · worst: October (94.4%)
PQI - on-time rate by year
2024–2025, year-over-year trend.
PQI - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 15.5 min · taxi-in 5.7 min over the last 16 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
PQI's average taxi-out (15.5 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 6.4 min (June 2025) to 33.4 min (December 2025).
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for Presque Isle/Houlton, ME.
Cancellation Rate
0.31%
3 of 965 flights
Diversion Rate
0.00%
0 of 965 flights
Delay Rate
17.4%
168 of 965 flights
Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Presque Isle/Houlton, ME, both outside Maine so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.
The standout signal at Presque Isle/Houlton, ME is traffic scale: 965 BTS flights (2024–2025) place it #370 of 382 by book size. That quiet-book footprint sits beside a 82.6% on-time rate (3.6 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average), 168 delayed departures, and 3 cancellations (0.31% of the book).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (18.2% late-aircraft, 36.6% carrier, 19.9% NAS, 24.2% weather, 1.1% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.
On the multi-year calendar, PQI is strongest in August (100% on-time) and weakest in October (94.4%), a 5.6-point swing. Volume peaks in December (~62 flights/month). Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Presque Isle/Houlton, ME vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
82.6%Top 59%higher than 41% of 382 airports
Presque Isle/Houlton, ME
60%95%
U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
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Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2024–2025).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
PQI's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
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Travel in August rather than October if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 15.5 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Presque Isle/Houlton, ME's on-time rate?
Presque Isle/Houlton, ME (PQI) has a 82.6% on-time rate across 965 BTS-tracked flights (2024-2025), 3.6 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does PQI rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Presque Isle/Houlton, ME ranks #370 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a smaller regional airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Presque Isle/Houlton, ME?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at PQI, accounting for 36.6% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 18.2% late-aircraft, 36.6% carrier, 19.9% NAS/air-traffic-control, 24.2% weather, and 1.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Presque Isle/Houlton, ME?
August is historically PQI's strongest month at 100% on-time, while October is the weakest at 94.4%, a 5.6-point swing across the BTS historical record.
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