SkyWest Airlines

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 — and one of the largest airlines worldwide in terms of fleet size. SkyWest operates from 256 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 46 million passengers in 2025. On an average day in 2025, the company operated 2,260 flights, of which 940 (42%) were United Express flights, 680 (30%) were Delta Connection flights, 420 (19%) were American Eagle flights, and 210 (9%) were Alaska Airlines flights.