SkyWest Airlines: On-Time Performance & Delay Statistics
Data through May 2026
SkyWest Airlines performs about in line with the industry: 79% of flights on time against a national 78%, 1.4% cancelled, and an average delay of 18 minutes when late. That puts it mid-pack — #7 of 15 US reporting carriers.
- On-time
- 79%
- arrived <15 min late
- Avg delay
- 18 min
- Cancelled
- 1.4%
- Flights/12mo
- 852,922
- Routes
- 1,997
- Airports
- 282
Monthly on-time trend
SkyWest Airlines’s most reliable routes
Where SkyWest Airlines flies most
| Route | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORD → MKE | 7,755 | 66% | 30 min |
| MKE → ORD | 7,751 | 70% | 28 min |
| LAX → SMF | 7,002 | 88% | 9 min |
| SMF → LAX | 7,001 | 90% | 9 min |
| COS → DEN | 6,646 | 79% | 18 min |
| DEN → COS | 6,646 | 77% | 20 min |
| PDX → SEA | 6,490 | 84% | 10 min |
| SNA → SFO | 6,467 | 75% | 17 min |
Airport hubs where this airline operates
Based on 1,647,064 flights, 2024-06–2026-05. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-07-01.