Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport (PLN) delays & on-time performance
Pellston, Michigan · 2 nonstop destinations · 1 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at PLN right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
79%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
11.6%
101 flights
Avg arrival delay
25 min
116 min when late
Departed on time
81%
avg taxi-out 15 min
Figures cover 874 departures from PLN; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into PLN were on time 76% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport (PLN) arrived on time 79% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 11.6% were cancelled, and 10% arrived an hour or more late.
- Departures scheduled around 10am did best (90% on time); around 3pm did worst (62%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (65%).
Most delayed routes from PLN
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DTW · Detroit83%659 flts
Most reliable routes from PLN
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DTW · Detroit83%659 flts
Best airline at PLN
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 79% | 11.6% | 25 min | 2 | 874 |
Best time to fly out of PLN
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 10am90%202 flts
- 2pm75%249 flts
- 3pm62%101 flts
- 5pm81%317 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)65%
- Late-arriving aircraft15%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion11%
- Extreme weather10%
- Security0%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.