SkyWest Airlines CRJ-900

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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-900, by departures: MSP–OMA, DTW–GRR, DTW–OMA, ATW–DTW, CLE–DTW, DTW–MBS, DTW–ELM, ATW–MSP, PHX–SGU, GRB–MSP, DTW–LAN, AZO–DTW, BUF–DTW, ALB–DTW, DTW–PVDDTWMSPOMAATWGRRCLEMBSELMPHX
SkyWest Airlines's busiest CRJ-900 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
4.4M
4th-largest SkyWest Airlines sub-fleet
Airframes in the filing
46
Airports served
84
Countries
2
Departures a day
212
Average age
15.6 yr

How SkyWest Airlines flies its CRJ-900

Filed traffic data

The count above is the CRJ-900 airframes SkyWest Airlines owns (US DOT Form 41). This is how it actually flew them to 84 airports across 2 countries — the capacity and busiest routes filed with US DOT T-100 over the trailing 12 months.

Departures flown

77,248

July 2026

Seats flown

5,707,996

Passengers

4.4M

Load factor

78.7%

seat-miles filled

Block hours

112,611

SkyWest Airlines's busiest CRJ-900 routes

Its busiest CRJ-900 routes over the trailing 12 months, by departures.

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The longest and shortest SkyWest Airlines CRJ-900 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

1,081 mi

Sioux Falls – Phoenix (FSD–PHX)

2h 52m block · 261 departures · 83% load

Flown by SkyWest Airlines.

Shortest route flown

74 mi

Detroit – Lansing (DTW–LAN)

48m block · 1,505 departures · 69% load

Flown by SkyWest Airlines. About 48m of block time, most of it connecting traffic feeding the hub.

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-900 from

SkyWest Airlines flies its CRJ-900 from 84 US airports in 2 countries. The busiest, by departures:

  • DTW

    Detroit

    20,651 departures · 43 routes

    28.1%

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  • MSP

    Minneapolis

    8,714 departures · 28 routes

    11.9%

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  • PHX

    Phoenix

    3,390 departures · 15 routes

    4.6%

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  • OMA

    Omaha

    2,284 departures · 2 routes

    3.1%

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  • ATL

    Atlanta

    2,207 departures · 9 routes

    3.0%

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  • ATW

    Appleton

    1,776 departures · 2 routes

    2.4%

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  • DFW

    Dallas-Fort Worth

    1,768 departures · 5 routes

    2.4%

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  • GRR

    Grand Rapids

    1,639 departures · 2 routes

    2.2%

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  • SBN

    South Bend

    1,434 departures · 3 routes

    2.0%

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  • SGU

    St George

    1,409 departures · 2 routes

    1.9%

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Where the CRJ-900 sits in SkyWest Airlines's fleet

The CRJ-900 is 7.8% of SkyWest Airlines's 586 tracked mainline aircraft.

Share of SkyWest Airlines's mainline fleet · each type a slice · the CRJ-900 is the ringed slice at 7.8%

Other SkyWest Airlines types

How old is the SkyWest Airlines CRJ-900 fleet?

SkyWest Airlines CRJ-900 — 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 airframeN800SKBombardier CRJ-90020.4 yr · Delivered Jun 28, 2006
Newest airframeN840SKBombardier CRJ-9005.7 yr · Delivered Feb 26, 2021

See all 46 CRJ-900 tail numbers in SkyWest Airlines's fleet →

Monthly SkyWest Airlines CRJ-900 capacity

6K
5.8K
6.3K
5.5K
5.7K
5.8K
6.1K
6.9K
7.1K
7.5K
7.2K
7.5K
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Monthly SkyWest Airlines CRJ-900 departures across US routes, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Peak month in solid ink.

Frequently asked

How many CRJ-900 does SkyWest Airlines have?

SkyWest Airlines operates about 46 CRJ-900 aircraft — 46 in service and 0 stored in its latest US DOT fleet filing.

Where does SkyWest Airlines fly the CRJ-900?

SkyWest Airlines flies its CRJ-900 to about 84 US airports across 2 countries, its busiest route being MSP–OMA.

How old are SkyWest Airlines's CRJ-900?

SkyWest Airlines's CRJ-900 fleet averages about 15.6 yr, ranging from 5.7 yr to 20.4 yr.

What is the longest CRJ-900 route SkyWest Airlines flies?

The longest CRJ-900 route SkyWest Airlines flew over the trailing 12 months is FSD–PHX, about 1,081 miles.

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