SkyWest Airlines on-time performance and passengers
SkyWest Airlines Inc. · Owned by SkyWest, Inc.
74.6%
on time, July 2026
74.6%
on time, July 2026
74.6% of SkyWest Airlines' scheduled domestic flights arrived on time in July 2026, and 1.6% were cancelled. That ranks 3 of 12 reporting airlines. It carried 4.23 million passengers in July 2026, down 2.8% from a year earlier. SkyWest Airlines is owned by SkyWest, Inc. (SKYW).
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · on-time numbers to July 2026 · passengers to July 2026
On time
74.6%
Rank 3 of 12
Cancelled
1.55%
1,193 of 77,072 flights
Avg arrival delay
12.6 min
23.4% 15+ min late
Passengers, Jul 2026
4.23M
-2.8% vs a year earlier
Passengers, 12 months
45.5M
Aug 2025 to Jul 2026
Load factor
79.4%
5.33M seats
Month by month
SkyWest Airlines' numbers each month
Monthly trend
SkyWest Airlines passengers on board. Jan 2025 to Jul 2026. Hover a month for the numbers.
What delays its flights
Delay minutes of SkyWest Airlines flights 15+ minutes late by cause, July 2026
- The airline (crew, upkeep, fueling)44.3%
- Late plane from an earlier flight24.0%
- Air traffic and airports19.0%
- Severe weather12.5%
- Security0.1%
Busiest airports
Scheduled departures and on-time rate, July 2026
| Airport | Flights | On time | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORD Chicago, ILChicago O'Hare International | 8,083 | 65.0% | 5.2% |
| DEN Denver, CODenver International | 6,639 | 72.9% | 0.5% |
| LAX Los Angeles, CALos Angeles International | 3,575 | 81.1% | 0.1% |
| SLC Salt Lake City, UTSalt Lake City International | 3,247 | 86.5% | 0.0% |
| SFO San Francisco, CASan Francisco International | 2,571 | 64.2% | 0.5% |
| SEA Seattle, WASeattle/Tacoma International | 2,537 | 77.9% | 0.4% |
| MSP Minneapolis, MNMinneapolis-St Paul International | 2,520 | 79.6% | 0.7% |
| DTW Detroit, MIDetroit Metro Wayne County | 2,428 | 73.0% | 0.9% |
| PHX Phoenix, AZPhoenix Sky Harbor International | 2,030 | 75.2% | 0.9% |
| DFW Dallas/Fort Worth, TXDallas/Fort Worth International | 1,996 | 76.0% | 0.3% |
Busiest routes
Passengers on non-stop flights, one direction, July 2026
| Route | Passengers | Flights | Full |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDX → SEAPortland to Seattle | 20,213 | 334 | 81.4% |
| SEA → PDXSeattle to Portland | 19,380 | 335 | 77.8% |
| SMF → LAXSacramento to Los Angeles | 18,123 | 318 | 79.1% |
| LAX → SMFLos Angeles to Sacramento | 17,989 | 318 | 78.5% |
| MKE → ORDMilwaukee to Chicago | 17,208 | 441 | 68.0% |
| ORD → MKEChicago to Milwaukee | 15,999 | 436 | 64.0% |
| SNA → SFOSanta Ana to San Francisco | 15,829 | 256 | 82.2% |
| SFO → SNASan Francisco to Santa Ana | 15,085 | 246 | 81.5% |
| ORD → OKCChicago to Oklahoma City | 14,554 | 241 | 87.1% |
| ASE → DENAspen to Denver | 14,395 | 242 | 85.0% |
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Questions and answers
Is SkyWest Airlines on time?
74.6% of SkyWest Airlines' scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late in July 2026, rank 3 of 12 airlines that report on-time numbers. 23.4% arrived 15 minutes or more late and 1.6% were cancelled.
How many passengers does SkyWest Airlines carry?
4.23 million passengers in July 2026, filling 79.4% of its seats, and 45.5 million in the last 12 months. A passenger on a connecting trip is counted on each flight.
Why are SkyWest Airlines flights delayed?
In July 2026, 44.3% of SkyWest Airlines' delay minutes (flights 15+ minutes late) came from the airline (crew, upkeep, fueling) and 24.0% from late plane from an earlier flight.
What is SkyWest Airlines' busiest airport?
Chicago O'Hare International (ORD), with 8,083 scheduled departures in July 2026, followed by Denver International (6,639).
Who owns SkyWest Airlines?
SkyWest Airlines is owned by SkyWest, Inc., listed under the ticker SKYW.
On-time numbers cover scheduled domestic flights of the airlines that report them (the large US airlines and their regional partners), counted at the departure airport. A flight is on time when it arrives less than 15 minutes late; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Official public data, updated monthly.