PSA vs SkyWest: On-Time Performance Compared

Last 12 months · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Data through July 2026 · Last updated October 18, 2026

SkyWest was more punctual than PSA over the last 12 months: 79.0% of its flights arrived on time, against 74.1%.

SkyWest cancelled fewer flights (1.8% vs 4.3%), and late flights averaged 94 minutes late on PSA vs 88 on SkyWest.

On the 44 routes both airlines fly regularly, PSA had the better on-time record on 12 and SkyWest on 32.

PSA vs SkyWest: key numbers

Last 12 months, all flights each airline operated.

PSASkyWest

On-time arrivals74.1%79.0%

On-time departures74.6%80.9%

Cancelled4.3%1.8%

Diverted0.3%0.3%

On-time arrival % each month, last 24 months.

PSASkyWest

60%70%80%90%

Aug ’24Nov ’24Feb ’25May ’25Aug ’25Nov ’25Feb ’26May ’26

Share of each airline’s reported delay minutes by cause, last 12 months.

PSASkyWest

Airline (carrier)29.2%47.0%

Weather8.1%14.0%

Air traffic system (NAS)12.8%17.2%

Security0.2%0.1%

Late-arriving aircraft49.7%21.7%

44 routes where each airline had at least 100 completed flights in the last 12 months; the 25 busiest are shown. Better on-time rate in bold.

Route	PSA on time	SkyWest on time	PSA flights	SkyWest flights
ORD → CAK	54.8%	66.6%	380	1,476
CAK → ORD	69.1%	73.8%	380	1,475
DFW → SHV	76.2%	73.9%	263	1,444
SHV → DFW	76.3%	75.3%	263	1,444
ORD → TYS	60.5%	71.2%	743	878
TYS → ORD	61.9%	68.5%	743	877
ORD → TVC	67.6%	64.8%	377	1,189
TVC → ORD	61.7%	65.5%	377	1,189
DFW → BHM	72.8%	79.2%	1,102	214
BHM → DFW	77.5%	87.1%	1,101	214
ORD → DAY	61.1%	61.7%	655	582
DAY → ORD	73.7%	62.4%	654	582
JAN → DFW	75.7%	77.3%	1,077	158
DFW → JAN	72.5%	74.7%	1,076	158
BHM → CLT	81.0%	78.8%	1,072	132
CLT → BHM	81.5%	84.7%	1,071	132
DFW → MAF	75.7%	77.5%	418	778
MAF → DFW	78.4%	81.7%	417	778
TUL → ORD	57.5%	80.8%	122	997
ORD → TUL	69.5%	75.3%	122	993
DFW → HOU	70.2%	74.0%	659	407
HOU → DFW	77.1%	70.8%	658	407
DFW → SBN	77.0%	73.2%	166	818
SBN → DFW	68.5%	74.6%	166	818
DFW → LBB	75.7%	77.8%	355	409