SkyWest Airlines
OO · SKWSkyWest Airlines carries about 45.5M passengers a year on 581 aircraft. Its busiest airport is Chicago.
Passengers flown a year
45.5M
581
aircraft
359
nonstop destinations
5
countries served
13.1 yr
average fleet age
79.0%
arrivals on time
78.1%
load factor
Where SkyWest Airlines flies
What SkyWest Airlines actually flew — departures, seats, and passengers filed with the US DOT, the live complement to the fleet it owns.
Departures
887,282
12 months to July 2026
Seats flown
59,704,578
Passengers
45.5M
Load factor
78.1%
RPM ÷ ASM
Busiest SkyWest Airlines routes
19 flights a day · 432,227 passengers
82.8%
full
19 flights a day · 396,030 passengers
78.0%
full
27 flights a day · 395,973 passengers
68.9%
full
19 flights a day · 395,278 passengers
77.5%
full
16 flights a day · 343,528 passengers
80.5%
full
14 flights a day · 333,633 passengers
86.2%
full
16 flights a day · 325,489 passengers
76.0%
full
15 flights a day · 321,168 passengers
82.6%
full
Bars are seats added or cut; the figure is the percentage. Comparing August 2025–July 2026 against August 2024–July 2025. Routes the airline started or dropped mid-year are left out — a percentage between a partial year and a full one measures whether the route existed, not how its capacity changed.
The fleet
SkyWest Airlines reports 581 airframes across 5 types, averaging 13.1 yr. Click through for every tail number, its delivery date and age.
- In the filing
- 581581 in service · 0 stored
- Average age
- 13.1 yrAcross 581 dated airframes
- Types operated
- 5Largest: Embraer E175
100% regional · by aircraft
| Type | Count | Avg age |
|---|---|---|
| Embraer E175 | 270 | 7.8 yr |
| Bombardier CRJ-700 | 137 | 13.2 yr |
| Bombardier CRJ-200 | 127 | 23.6 yr |
| Bombardier CRJ-900 | 46 | 15.6 yr |
| Embraer E170 | 1 | 0.6 yr |
On-time performance
Of every 100 SkyWest Airlines flights, 79 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 19 arrive late, and 2 are cancelled. That is a 79% on-time rate across 836.2K arrivals over the trailing 12 months.
Every 100 flights
19 min
average delay
15,226
flights cancelled
836.2K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
On time, month by month
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Darker is better · 72.9%–84.7%
The weak spot is December 2025, when 72.9% of arrivals landed on time — 6.1 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 84.7%.
On time vs. peers
Bars scaled to the best performer, not to zero
SkyWest Airlines lands 79% of its arrivals on time — 1 of 3 peers do better.
Frequently asked
How big is SkyWest Airlines's fleet?
SkyWest Airlines reports a fleet of about 581 aircraft across 5 types, with an average age of 13.1 yr.
How many passengers does SkyWest Airlines carry a year?
SkyWest Airlines carries about 45.5M passengers a year.
What is SkyWest Airlines's biggest hub?
SkyWest Airlines's busiest airport is Chicago.
How many destinations does SkyWest Airlines fly to?
SkyWest Airlines serves about 359 nonstop destinations in 5 countries.
How reliable is SkyWest Airlines?
About 79.0% of SkyWest Airlines flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule over the trailing 12 months, per US DOT figures.
Trip reports on YouTube
Fliers post trip reports from SkyWest Airlines flights to YouTube. These three were matched automatically from public YouTube listings — The Frequent Flier does not host, review, or endorse them.
QFS Aviation
TRIP REPORT | SkyWest Airlines - CRJ 200 - Sacramento (SMF) to San Francisco (SFO) | Economy
20:45 · Dec 2017
The Trip Reporter
TRIP REPORT | Alaska SkyWest Embraer E175 First Class | San Francisco to Orange County
10:33 · Apr 2025
Global Aviation & Travel
TRIPREPORT | Delta Connection (SkyWest) | Minneapolis (MSP) - Chicago (ORD) | ERJ-175 | Economy
14:51 · Feb 2021
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