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Carrier month · January 2026
SkyWest Airlines in January 2026
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In January 2026, SkyWest Airlines (OO) reported 66,168 scheduled domestic flights. 74.0% arrived on time, 3.3% were cancelled and 0.4% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 75.3% on time and 4.7% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 1.3 points below the combined figure.
A year earlier, in January 2025, it reported 65,036 flights with 77.3% on time: a change of −3.3 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 48%, extreme weather 20% and late-arriving aircraft 19%.
- On time 74.0%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 22.2%
- Cancelled 3.3%
- Diverted 0.4%
January 2026 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 | OO, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 74.0% | 77.3% | 77.4% | 75.3% |
| Departed on time | 76.0% | 79.6% | 79.5% | 75.6% |
| Cancelled | 3.3% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 4.7% |
| Average arrival delay | 13.2 min | 7.9 min | 9.6 min | 6.4 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 2,206 | 2,168 | 2,340 | 18,133 |
| Scheduled flights | 66,168 | 65,036 | 854,130 | 544,003 |
233 airports and 1,281 routes had OO flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN Denver | 6,156 | 78.8% | 4.0 min | 2.1% |
| ORD Chicago | 5,262 | 55.2% | 35.2 min | 4.4% |
| LAX Los Angeles | 3,580 | 84.2% | 0.5 min | 1.1% |
| SLC Salt Lake City | 2,721 | 88.2% | -3.0 min | 1.1% |
| SFO San Francisco | 2,625 | 78.3% | 10.9 min | 2.6% |
| DTW Detroit | 2,391 | 51.2% | 44.6 min | 4.1% |
| PHX Phoenix | 2,352 | 78.0% | 8.6 min | 1.2% |
| SEA Seattle | 2,225 | 83.4% | 1.8 min | 1.7% |
| MSP Minneapolis | 1,969 | 66.1% | 22.1 min | 2.2% |
| DFW Dallas/Fort Worth | 1,741 | 69.8% | 11.1 min | 9.1% |
| SAN San Diego | 1,098 | 81.9% | -0.3 min | 3.9% |
| IAH Houston | 1,093 | 77.7% | 8.2 min | 5.1% |
| ASE Aspen | 1,037 | 65.6% | 21.6 min | 9.0% |
| BOI Boise | 836 | 83.1% | 1.5 min | 0.6% |
| TUS Tucson | 718 | 86.1% | 0.4 min | 0.4% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of SkyWest Airlines flights were on time in January 2026?
74.0% of 66,168 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 75.3% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In January 2025 the carrier reported 65,036 flights with 77.3% on time and 2.1% cancelled, against 74.0% and 3.3% in January 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for January 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for SkyWest Airlines · methodology · corrections.