SkyWest Airlines Delays

78.5% on-time over the last 12 months · 2003–2026

852,922Flights
78.5%On-time
19.7 minAvg delay
1.7%Cancelled

Delay causes (last 12 months)

  • Air carrier47.8%
  • Extreme weather13.9%
  • National Aviation System17.1%
  • Security0.1%
  • Late-arriving aircraft21.1%

By year

SkyWest Airlines on-time performance by year
YearFlightsOn-timeAvg delayCancelled
2026350,74178.4%20.5 min2.1%
2025839,82179%18.2 min1.4%
2024744,65880.8%16.1 min1.1%
2023675,16383.5%13.5 min1.2%
2022733,57683.1%14.4 min1.8%
2021753,41783.9%14.2 min1.8%
2020597,02189.6%8.7 min4.2%
2019836,44580.9%16.7 min2.1%
2018774,13080.9%15.5 min1.4%
2017706,52781.2%15.5 min1.5%
2016605,93383.4%12.3 min1.4%
2015588,35381.1%12.5 min1.7%
2014613,03078.7%13.5 min3%
2013626,35981.5%11.9 min2.2%
2012617,75683.1%10.4 min1.8%
2011587,37281.1%11.5 min2.2%
2010599,62080.7%11.9 min2%
2009547,57283.3%10.2 min1.4%
2008567,15780.8%12.4 min2.2%
2007597,88077.5%13.4 min2.4%
2006548,10978.6%12.8 min2.3%
2005517,45484%9.1 min1.9%
2004463,44884.5%8.7 min2.1%
2003396,80189%6.5 min1.6%

Worst-performing routes

On-time = arrival within 15 minutes of schedule, per U.S. DOT definitions. Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (public domain). Delay-cause attribution is reported by carriers since June 2003.