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) and about 33 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 12,018 takeoffs and landings a year. About 30,542 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Pellston Rgnl/Emmet County?
Its FAA code is PLN, and its ICAO code is KPLN.
Where is Pellston Rgnl/Emmet County?
It is 1 mile northwest of Pellston, Michigan, 721 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Pellston Rgnl/Emmet County?
The longest of its 2 runways, 14/32, is 6,513 feet long.
Does Pellston Rgnl/Emmet County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Pellston Rgnl/Emmet County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Where can you fly nonstop from Pellston Rgnl/Emmet County?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Detroit Metro Wayne County, Gerald R Ford International, Chicago O'Hare International, Chippewa County International, Pellston Rgnl/Emmet County. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Pellston Rgnl/Emmet County?
1 aviation medical examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Pellston Rgnl/Emmet County…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- 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
For understanding the field, 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- charter flights
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Harbor Springs Airport (10 nm southwest), Cheboygan County (13 nm northeast), Mackinac County (19 nm north).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Michigan · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 1,041 departures from PLN in those twelve months, carrying 28,646 passengers in 40,435 seats (71% filled), to 18 destinations (1 abroad) on 5 airlines.
All 18 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 24 |
| multi-engine | 5 |
| jets | 4 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 12,018, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 1,513 |
| general aviation, travelling | 9,211 |
| general aviation, local | 1,208 |
| military | 86 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Pellston from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Pellston, MI as the owner's town.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner.
All 1 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
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. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 5 since 1982 · 3 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Michigan 2,107 since 1982 · 230 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Michigan 220 landing places
- Michigan 7,224 aircraft registered
- Detroit Metro Wayne County (DTW) 568 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Gerald R Ford International (GRR) 227 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 210 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Chippewa County International (CIU) 12 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Pellston Rgnl/Emmet County (PLN) 7 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Alpena County Regional (APN) 4 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation, SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- General Mitchell International (MKE) 2 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle, SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Asheville Regional (AVL) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/PLN.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 30, 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.