Pellston is a village in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 822 at the 2010 census. The village is the home of Pellston Regional Airport. The village lies on the boundary between Maple River and McKinley townships on US Highway 31. Interstate 75 is about 10 miles east of Pellston. Mackinaw City and the Mackinac Bridge are approximately 18 miles north and Petoskey is about 20 miles southwest of the village.