SkyWest Airlines: On-Time Performance & Delay Statistics
Data through July 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 — #6 of 15 US reporting carriers.
- On-time
- 79%
- arrived <15 min late
- Avg delay
- 18 min
- Cancelled
- 1.4%
- Diverted
- 0.3%
- Flights/12mo
- 854,130
- Routes
- 2,022
- Airports
- 286
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 | 8,444 | 66% | 31 min |
| MKE → ORD | 8,442 | 70% | 28 min |
| SMF → LAX | 7,363 | 90% | 9 min |
| LAX → SMF | 7,363 | 88% | 9 min |
| COS → DEN | 6,972 | 80% | 18 min |
| DEN → COS | 6,972 | 76% | 20 min |
| PDX → SEA | 6,908 | 85% | 10 min |
| SNA → SFO | 6,781 | 72% | 19 min |
| SFO → SNA | 6,719 | 79% | 13 min |
| SEA → PDX | 6,701 | 85% | 9 min |
| SEA → GEG | 6,530 | 86% | 8 min |
| GEG → SEA | 6,490 | 87% | 9 min |
| SEA → BOI | 6,349 | 86% | 9 min |
| BOI → SEA | 6,150 | 84% | 9 min |
| ASE → DEN | 5,827 | 74% | 26 min |
| DEN → ASE | 5,827 | 73% | 27 min |
| LAX → SFO | 5,582 | 74% | 17 min |
| SFO → LAX | 5,573 | 77% | 14 min |
| SJC → LAX | 5,445 | 91% | 7 min |
| LAX → SJC | 5,437 | 89% | 6 min |
| DEN → CPR | 5,082 | 77% | 19 min |
| CPR → DEN | 5,081 | 79% | 19 min |
| PHX → LAX | 5,025 | 90% | 7 min |
| LAX → PHX | 5,024 | 87% | 8 min |
| ORD → SBN | 5,009 | 67% | 29 min |
| SBN → ORD | 5,009 | 71% | 29 min |
| PHX → TUS | 4,838 | 83% | 13 min |
| TUS → PHX | 4,836 | 84% | 15 min |
| SAN → LAX | 4,683 | 88% | 10 min |
| LAX → SAN | 4,682 | 85% | 11 min |
| LAX → RNO | 4,577 | 88% | 8 min |
| RNO → LAX | 4,576 | 87% | 10 min |
| TUS → LAX | 4,538 | 86% | 13 min |
| LAX → TUS | 4,538 | 82% | 16 min |
| PSP → SFO | 4,379 | 68% | 22 min |
| SFO → PSP | 4,358 | 75% | 18 min |
| DEN → RAP | 4,328 | 76% | 18 min |
| RAP → DEN | 4,327 | 78% | 21 min |
| ORD → DTW | 4,317 | 70% | 27 min |
| DTW → ORD | 4,316 | 76% | 24 min |
| ORD → FWA | 4,012 | 66% | 27 min |
| FWA → ORD | 4,009 | 69% | 33 min |
| ORD → OKC | 3,898 | 70% | 25 min |
| OKC → ORD | 3,896 | 75% | 24 min |
| SMF → SEA | 3,861 | 87% | 8 min |
| SEA → SMF | 3,851 | 88% | 8 min |
| LAX → ABQ | 3,689 | 88% | 9 min |
| ABQ → LAX | 3,688 | 91% | 8 min |
| DFW → SAF | 3,645 | 76% | 18 min |
| SAF → DFW | 3,641 | 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 2024-07 and 2026-07, ranking 6 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 1,512 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 1,735,956 flights, 2024-07–2026-07. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-09-28.