SkyWest Airlines CRJ-700

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Regional jet

Fleet as reported in the 2025 annual filing · Registry & ages refreshed Nov 1, 2026

Busiest US routes for SkyWest Airlines CRJ-700, by departures: MKE–ORD, DFW–SAF, DFW–SHV, PHX–TUS, DFW–DRO, OKC–ORD, FLG–PHX, ASE–DFW, DFW–SJT, FNT–ORD, LAX–TUS, BNA–ORD, PHX–YUM, DFW–SBN, DTW–ORDDFWORDPHXTUSMKESAFSHVDROOKC
SkyWest Airlines's busiest CRJ-700 routes, by departures — line weight is departures flown, dots are the airports it connects. Great-circle paths from US DOT T-100, trailing 12 months through July 2026.
Passengers flown a year
7.1M
2nd-largest SkyWest Airlines sub-fleet
Airframes in the filing
137
Airports served
142
Countries
3
Departures a day
394
Average age
13.3 yr

How SkyWest Airlines flies its CRJ-700

Filed traffic data

The count above is the CRJ-700 airframes SkyWest Airlines owns (US DOT Form 41). This is how it actually flew them to 142 airports across 3 countries — the capacity and busiest routes filed with US DOT T-100 over the trailing 12 months.

Departures flown

143,984

July 2026

Seats flown

9,432,300

Passengers

7.1M

Load factor

77.4%

seat-miles filled

Block hours

249,609

SkyWest Airlines's busiest CRJ-700 routes

Its busiest CRJ-700 routes over the trailing 12 months, by departures.

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The longest and shortest SkyWest Airlines CRJ-700 flights

The two ends of the type's working envelope, from the routes it actually flew — not what the airframe is certified to do.

Longest route flown

1,341 mi

Chicago – Hailey (ORD–SUN)

3h 46m block · 199 departures · 55% load

Flown by SkyWest Airlines.

Shortest route flown

67 mi

Milwaukee – Chicago (MKE–ORD)

1h 6m block · 3,874 departures · 64% load

Flown by SkyWest Airlines. Also one of the type's busiest routes anywhere in the US — a short hop worked like a bus line.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Data through July 2026. Load factor is RPM ÷ ASM (revenue passenger-miles ÷ available seat-miles).

Where SkyWest Airlines flies the CRJ-700 from

SkyWest Airlines flies its CRJ-700 from 142 US airports in 3 countries. The busiest, by departures:

  • ORD

    Chicago

    19,620 departures · 49 routes

    14.6%

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  • DFW

    Dallas-Fort Worth

    19,356 departures · 51 routes

    14.4%

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  • PHX

    Phoenix

    12,852 departures · 36 routes

    9.6%

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  • LAX

    Los Angeles

    5,021 departures · 12 routes

    3.7%

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  • DEN

    Denver

    4,546 departures · 26 routes

    3.4%

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  • SAF

    Santa Fe

    3,005 departures · 5 routes

    2.2%

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  • OKC

    Oklahoma City

    2,493 departures · 6 routes

    1.9%

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  • SFO

    San Francisco

    2,448 departures · 16 routes

    1.8%

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  • DTW

    Detroit

    2,428 departures · 13 routes

    1.8%

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  • TUS

    Tucson

    2,380 departures · 4 routes

    1.8%

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Where the CRJ-700 sits in SkyWest Airlines's fleet

The CRJ-700 is 24.1% of SkyWest Airlines's 586 tracked mainline aircraft.

Share of SkyWest Airlines's mainline fleet · each type a slice

Other SkyWest Airlines types

How old is the SkyWest Airlines CRJ-700 fleet?

SkyWest Airlines CRJ-700 — airframes by age (years)

Age is measured from each airframe's delivery date — the FAA airworthiness date where available, otherwise the manufacturer's. Bars share a fixed scale across every fleet page, so two carriers can be compared directly.

Oldest airframeN609SKBombardier CRJ-70024.8 yr · Delivered Jan 25, 2002
Newest airframeN786SKBombardier CRJ-7000.2 yr · Delivered Aug 31, 2026

See all 137 CRJ-700 tail numbers in SkyWest Airlines's fleet →

Monthly SkyWest Airlines CRJ-700 capacity

13.6K
12.7K
13.3K
11.9K
12.5K
11K
10.6K
11.7K
11.6K
11.7K
11.6K
11.7K
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Monthly SkyWest Airlines CRJ-700 departures across US routes, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Peak month in solid ink.

Frequently asked

How many CRJ-700 does SkyWest Airlines have?

SkyWest Airlines operates about 137 CRJ-700 aircraft — 137 in service and 0 stored in its latest US DOT fleet filing.

Where does SkyWest Airlines fly the CRJ-700?

SkyWest Airlines flies its CRJ-700 to about 142 US airports across 3 countries, its busiest route being MKE–ORD.

How old are SkyWest Airlines's CRJ-700?

SkyWest Airlines's CRJ-700 fleet averages about 13.3 yr, ranging from 0.2 yr to 24.8 yr.

What is the longest CRJ-700 route SkyWest Airlines flies?

The longest CRJ-700 route SkyWest Airlines flew over the trailing 12 months is ORD–SUN, about 1,341 miles.

Inventory: US DOT Form 41 Schedule B-43 (2025). Deliveries: Airbus & Boeing official reports. Registry status: FAA. Last refreshed Nov 1, 2026.