SkyWest Airlines CRJ-900

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Regional jet

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

Busiest US routes for SkyWest Airlines CRJ-900, by departures: DTW–GRR, MSP–OMA, DTW–OMA, ATW–DTW, DTW–MBS, ATW–MSP, DTW–LAN, ATL–SHV, CLE–DTW, DTW–ELM, PHX–SGU, AZO–DTW, ALB–DTW, DTW–IAD, DTW–SDFDTWOMAMSPATWGRRMBSLANATLSHV
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 May 2026.
Passengers flown a year
4.2M
4th-largest SkyWest Airlines sub-fleet
Airframes in the filing
46
Airports served
84
Countries
2
Departures a day
203
Average age
15.5 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

74,123

May 2026

Seats flown

5,471,984

Passengers

4.2M

Load factor

78.7%

RPM ÷ ASM

Block hours

107,546

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

1,009 mi

Houston – Phoenix (IAHPHX)

2h 56m block · 170 departures · 91% load

Flown by SkyWest Airlines.

Shortest route flown

74 mi

Detroit – Lansing (DTWLAN)

47m block · 1,645 departures · 70% load

Flown by SkyWest Airlines. About 47m of block time, most of it connecting traffic feeding the hub.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Data through May 2026.

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

    20,670 departures · 44 routes

    29.4%

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  • MSP

    Minneapolis

    7,311 departures · 27 routes

    10.4%

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  • ATL

    Atlanta

    3,136 departures · 10 routes

    4.5%

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  • PHX

    Phoenix

    2,489 departures · 12 routes

    3.5%

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  • OMA

    Omaha

    2,217 departures · 2 routes

    3.1%

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  • ATW

    Appleton

    1,814 departures · 2 routes

    2.6%

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  • DFW

    Dallas-Fort Worth

    1,620 departures · 5 routes

    2.3%

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  • GRR

    Grand Rapids

    1,615 departures · 2 routes

    2.3%

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  • SBN

    South Bend

    1,538 departures · 3 routes

    2.2%

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  • FWA

    Fort Wayne

    1,517 departures · 3 routes

    2.2%

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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-90020.2 yr · Delivered Jun 28, 2006
Newest airframeN840SKBombardier CRJ-9005.5 yr · Delivered Feb 26, 2021

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

Monthly SkyWest Airlines CRJ-900 capacity

5.8K
5.8K
6K
5.8K
6.3K
5.5K
5.7K
5.8K
6.1K
6.9K
7.1K
7.5K
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Monthly SkyWest Airlines CRJ-900 departures across US routes, trailing 12 months through May 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 DTW–GRR.

How old are SkyWest Airlines's CRJ-900?

SkyWest Airlines's CRJ-900 fleet averages about 15.5 yr, ranging from 5.5 yr to 20.2 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 IAH–PHX, about 1,009 miles.

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