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SkyWest Airlines

OO / SKW · United States

By Andrew
IATA Code
OO
ICAO Code
SKW
Country
United States
Website
www.skywest.com

SkyWest Airlines is an airline based in United States, founded in 1972. It flies under IATA code OO and ICAO code SKW with the radio callsign “SKYWEST”.

Its parent company is SkyWest, Inc..

Below, the official U.S. DOT punctuality numbers sit side by side with what travelers actually say. Flown SkyWest Airlines lately? Add your review.

Scorecard: official numbers vs. traveler stars

Official punctuality

78.7% on time

#6 of 14 reporting U.S. airlines

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On-time arrivals
78.7%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
1.8%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
92 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
855,406
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 46%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 22%
  • Air traffic control & airport 18%
  • Extreme weather 14%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Aug 2026
Show as table
MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 84.7% 69,406
October 2025 82.8% 71,927
November 2025 82.0% 68,347
December 2025 72.9% 68,814
January 2026 76.9% 66,168
February 2026 78.2% 62,073
March 2026 77.8% 73,391
April 2026 79.8% 73,115
May 2026 80.1% 75,994
June 2026 77.6% 73,673
July 2026 76.1% 77,072
August 2026 75.4% 75,426

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

Fleet

410 aircraft · average age 18.3 years

Sources: OpenSky Network aircraft database, FAA registry and tail numbers reported to BTS.

Busiest routes

RouteFlightsOn time
ORD → MKE 5,047 64%
MKE → ORD 5,046 68%
SNA → SFO 3,567 66%
LAX → SMF 3,559 88%
SMF → LAX 3,558 90%
SFO → SNA 3,497 77%
PDX → SEA 3,472 85%
SEA → PDX 3,375 85%
DEN → COS 3,338 77%
COS → DEN 3,337 83%

Tags: SkyWest Airlines, OO, SKW

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