Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Childs Russell A
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SKYWEST INC [SKYW] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President SkyWest, Inc.
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
444 S RIVER ROAD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/05/2015
(Street)

ST. GEORGE, UT 84790		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 11/05/2015   M   10,000 A $ 15.24 106,816 (2) D  
Common Stock 11/05/2015   S   10,000 (1) D $ 19.61 96,816 (2) D  
COmmon Stock 11/06/2015   M   21,024 A $ 15.24 117,840 (2) D  
Common Stock 11/06/2015   S   21,024 (5) D $ 20.18 96,816 (2) D  
Common Stock               5,202 (4) I 401k Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 15.24 11/05/2015   M     10,000 02/04/2012 02/04/2016 Common Stock 10,000 $ 0 21,024 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 15.24 11/06/2015   M     21,024 02/04/2012 02/04/2016 Common Stock 21,024 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 14.49             02/03/2013 02/03/2017 Common Stock 31,029   31,029 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 15.51             02/02/2014 02/02/2018 Common Stock 9,929   9,929 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 13.06             02/15/2015 02/15/2019 Common Stock 22,979   22,979 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 13.24             02/13/2016 02/13/2020 Common Stock 16,389   16,389 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 12.1             02/18/2017 02/18/2021 Common Stock 18,054   18,054 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 11.36             05/15/2017 05/15/2021 Common Stock 4,687   4,687 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 13.51             02/17/2016(3) 02/17/2022 Common Stock 37,023   37,023 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Childs Russell A
444 S RIVER ROAD
ST. GEORGE, UT 84790		       President SkyWest, Inc.  

Signatures

 Russell A. Childs   11/06/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions of prices that ranged from $19.51 to $19.76, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to SkyWest, Inc., any security holder of SkyWest, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
(2) Includes 78,747 restricted stock units, of which 54,321 vest three years from the date of grant and 24,426 vest upon achievement of performance measurements three years from the date of grant. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock.
(3) Stock Options become exercisable in equal annual installments of 33.33% starting on February 17, 2018.
(4) Shares held under the company 401k plan.
(5) The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions of prices that ranged from $20.10 to $20.29, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to SkyWest, Inc., any security holder of SkyWest, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

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