Pellston Rgnl/Emmet County
PLN · KPLN · Pellston, Michigan · Emmet County · map
Pellston Rgnl/Emmet County is a public-use airport owned by Emmet County, 1 mile northwest of Pellston, Michigan, 721 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 14/32, is 6,513 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KPLN · observed 2:54 pm EDT (18:54 UTC), 61 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 knots, gusting to 21
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 7,500 feet
- Temperature 66°F (19°C), dew point 43°F (6°C)
- Altimeter 29.91 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 9,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 30, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 7,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the west at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 6 knots, gusting to 15, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 8,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KPLN 061854Z AUTO 20009G21KT 10SM FEW075 19/06 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP131 T01890061
TAF KPLN 061720Z 0618/0718 18012G22KT P6SM SCT090 FM062300 21014G30KT P6SM VCSH BKN070 FM070300 23012G20KT P6SM SCT050 WS015/21040KT FM070800 27007KT P6SM SCT050 FM071200 29006G15KT P6SM FEW080
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA PLN · ICAO KPLN
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Emmet County
- Elevation
- 721 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 11:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Lake Huron sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1941
Runways 2
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 6,513 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 05/23 | 5,401 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 14: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 82 ft high 2,850 ft from the end
- Runway 32: ILS with DME, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), tree 56 ft high 2,739 ft from the end
- Runway 05: VASI, four boxes on the right, trees 50 ft high 1,500 ft from the end
- Runway 23: VASI, four boxes on the left, road 18 ft high 669 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Pln and automated weather (ASOS) | 119.025 | |
| Pellston and rco | 122.2 | Pellston · Communications provided by lansing radio on frequency 122.2 (Pellston rco). |
| Pellston and center (remote transmitter) Low | 134.6 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 231-539-7700.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Pellston from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Pellston, MI as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 5 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Airport closed to unscheduled air carrier aircraft with more than 30 psgr seats except 24 hour prior permission required.
- Deer and gulls occasionally on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 32; runway end identifier lights runway 14, 05, and 23; PAPI runway 14; high-intensity runway lights runway 14/32; medium-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 - the common traffic frequency. VASI runway 05 and 23 operates continuously.
- Facility fee waived with mnm fuel purchase.
- Unusable beyond 8 degreess right of centerline.
- Be alert for snow removal equip and activity on and in the vicinity of runways durg winter months.
- Taxiway B1 and E1 closed 1 nov through 15 apr..
- Surface conditions unmon 11:00 pm to 5:30 am daily.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.