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| Founded | April 26, 1972 | ||||||
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| AOC # | SWIA011A[2] | ||||||
| Hubs | See § Operations | ||||||
| Fleet size | 486 | ||||||
| Destinations | 258[3] | ||||||
| Parent company | SkyWest, Inc. | ||||||
| Headquarters | St. George, Utah, U.S. | ||||||
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| Employees | 13,721 (2023)[3] | ||||||
| Website | skywest | ||||||
SkyWest Airlines is an American regional airline headquartered in St. George, Utah. SkyWest operates and maintains aircraft used on flights that are scheduled, marketed and sold by four partner mainline airlines. The company is contracted by Alaska Airlines (as Alaska SkyWest), American Airlines (as American Eagle), Delta Air Lines (as Delta Connection), and United Airlines (as United Express). In all, it is the largest regional airline in North America when measured by fleet size, number of passengers carried, and number of destinations served.
SkyWest operates from 258 cities in the United States, Canada and Mexico with an extensive network of routes largely set up to connect passengers between smaller airports and the large hubs of its partner airlines. In total, SkyWest carried 38.6 million passengers in 2023.
In 2023, the company operated an average of 1,850 flights per day, of which approximately 740 (40%) were United Express flights, 580 (30%) were Delta Connection flights, 340 (20%) were American Eagle flights, and 190 (10%) were Alaska Airlines flights.
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- ^ "Federal Aviation Administration – Airline Certificate Information – Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
- ^ a b "Fact Sheet". SkyWest Airlines (Press release). June 30, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.