Facts
SkyWest Airlines celebrates 40 years of flight in 2012. As a leading air service provider offering global access to millions of people each month, SkyWest partners with the world's largest network carriers including United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, US Airways and Alaska Airlines. With a fleet of 316 aircraft, SkyWest’s more than 11,000 aviation professionals operate more than 1,700 flights each day to 159 destinations throughout North America. SkyWest is known for its industry-leading workforce, exceptional leadership team, and continued solid operational and economic performance. The airline is headquartered in St. George, Utah.
Hubs
Chicago O'Hare, Denver, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Portland, Phoenix, Salt Lake City and San Francisco
Crew domiciles
Chicago, Colorado Springs, Denver, Fresno, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Palm Springs, Phoenix, Portland, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, Seattle and Tucson
Maintenance bases
Chicago, Colorado Springs, Fresno, Milwaukee, Nashville, Palm Springs, Salt Lake City and Tucson
Line stations
Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Phoenix, Portland, San Francisco and Seattle
Cities currently served
Total: 158 (38 States, Washington D.C., 5 Canadian Provinces and 3 cities in Mexico)
United: 137 Delta: 100 US Airways: 22 Alaska: 7 Shared: 90
Stations operated
68
Employees
11,232 (9,131 FTE's)
Average number of daily scheduled departures
United: 1,052 Delta: 545 US Airways: 94 Alaska: 24 Total: 1,715
DEN: 135 IAH: 56 LAX: 137 ORD: 78 PDX: 29 PHX: 58
SFO: 154 MSP: 78 SLC: 154
SFO: 154 MSP: 78 SLC: 154
Passengers carried in 2011
24.5 million
Total revenue passenger miles flown in 2011
13.6 billion revenue passenger miles*
*A Revenue Passenger Mile is equal to one fare paying passenger flown one mile.
Total aircraft in operating fleet
316 (All numbers include deliveries and retirements this calendar month)
Embraer aircraft
44 Embraer 120 turboprops
Bombardier aircraft
159 CRJ200 aircraft; 92 CRJ700 aircraft; 21 CRJ900 aircraft
