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%
- Diverted
- 0.3%
- Flights/12mo
- 852,922
- Routes
- 1,997
- Airports
- 282
Monthly on-time trend
SkyWest Airlines’s most reliable routes
Best airports for SkyWest Airlines
Worst airports for SkyWest Airlines
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 |
| SFO → SNA | 6,434 | 81% | 12 min |
| SEA → GEG | 6,334 | 86% | 8 min |
| GEG → SEA | 6,295 | 87% | 9 min |
| SEA → PDX | 6,284 | 85% | 9 min |
| SEA → BOI | 6,210 | 85% | 9 min |
| BOI → SEA | 6,011 | 84% | 10 min |
| ASE → DEN | 5,581 | 74% | 24 min |
| DEN → ASE | 5,581 | 74% | 24 min |
| SJC → LAX | 5,541 | 90% | 7 min |
| LAX → SJC | 5,531 | 89% | 7 min |
| LAX → SFO | 5,385 | 76% | 15 min |
| SFO → LAX | 5,373 | 79% | 13 min |
| DEN → CPR | 4,788 | 78% | 18 min |
| CPR → DEN | 4,787 | 79% | 18 min |
| PHX → LAX | 4,774 | 90% | 7 min |
| LAX → PHX | 4,773 | 86% | 8 min |
| ORD → SBN | 4,732 | 67% | 29 min |
| SBN → ORD | 4,732 | 71% | 29 min |
| PHX → TUS | 4,633 | 84% | 12 min |
| TUS → PHX | 4,630 | 84% | 15 min |
| SAN → LAX | 4,500 | 87% | 10 min |
| LAX → SAN | 4,499 | 85% | 11 min |
| LAX → RNO | 4,390 | 88% | 8 min |
| RNO → LAX | 4,389 | 87% | 10 min |
| TUS → LAX | 4,322 | 86% | 13 min |
| LAX → TUS | 4,322 | 82% | 16 min |
| RAP → DEN | 4,093 | 78% | 21 min |
| DEN → RAP | 4,092 | 77% | 17 min |
| PSP → SFO | 4,069 | 70% | 21 min |
| DTW → ORD | 4,065 | 76% | 24 min |
| ORD → DTW | 4,064 | 70% | 27 min |
| SFO → PSP | 4,055 | 77% | 18 min |
| SMF → SEA | 3,683 | 87% | 8 min |
| SEA → SMF | 3,673 | 88% | 8 min |
| ORD → FWA | 3,561 | 66% | 28 min |
| FWA → ORD | 3,558 | 68% | 33 min |
| LAX → ABQ | 3,540 | 87% | 9 min |
| ABQ → LAX | 3,539 | 91% | 8 min |
| ORD → OKC | 3,533 | 70% | 25 min |
| OKC → ORD | 3,529 | 76% | 23 min |
| DFW → SAF | 3,470 | 76% | 17 min |
| SAF → DFW | 3,467 | 77% | 21 min |
Frequently asked questions
- Is SkyWest Airlines usually on time?
- SkyWest Airlines arrived on time (within 15 minutes of schedule) on 79% of flights between 2024-06 and 2026-05, ranking 7 of 15 US airlines by on-time percentage. The national average over the same period was 78%.
- How often does SkyWest Airlines cancel flights?
- 1.4% of SkyWest Airlines flights were cancelled in this period, at or below the national rate of 1.6%.
- Which routes is SkyWest Airlines most reliable on?
- SkyWest Airlines’s best on-time record is on SLC–HLN, at 96% based on 1,450 flights in this period.
- Which airports does SkyWest Airlines perform best and worst at?
- SkyWest Airlines is most reliable out of Elko (EKO) at 96% on-time, and weakest out of Springfield (SPI) at 61%.
Airport hubs where this airline operates
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Based on 1,647,064 flights, 2024-06–2026-05. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-07-01.