More flights coming to Sheridan
SHERIDAN (WNE) — SkyWest will add additional flights to and from Sheridan County Airport starting in mid-January, thanks to high capacity numbers in recent years.
“It shows the support our community has had for the airport,” said airport manager Robert Gill. “We’ve definitely seen the demand increase, and now we’re able to look at doing some permanent changes.”
Gill and Sheridan and Johnson County Critical Air Service Team President Steve Maier said regional airline SkyWest, flying under United Airlines’ fleet, will add four additional afternoon flights per week in mid-January on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. All flights will take off or land at Denver International Airport.
In early June, the airport will see three round-trip flights daily; currently, the airport has two flights take off and two flights land each day.
Gill said the airport may keep three flights every day moving forward if this schedule performs well in summer 2027.
“We’re going to monitor and see how it goes,” he said.
This addition comes after a period of growth for Sheridan County Airport. Gill said additional flights added last April during the closure of Gillette’s Northwest Wyoming Regional Airport helped the airport operate with a busier, consistent schedule. During this time, the airport continued to see high enplanement numbers, even though April isn’t considered peak travel season. This summer, total passenger numbers surpassed 5,000 people per month.
Gill said Sheridan County Airport will continue to operate in a capacity purchase agreement between the state of Wyoming, Sheridan County and the city of Sheridan. In this agreement, these three entities split a minimum revenue guarantee to SkyWest, ensuring the airline does not lose money by providing commercial flights.
This story was published on Oct. 29, 2026.
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