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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Thompson Michael B   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) Chief Operating Officer of Sub (Last) (First) (Middle) 444 S RIVER ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/31/2016 (Street) SAINT 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 08/31/2016   M   5,739 A $ 13.51 62,744 (1) D   Common Stock 08/31/2016   S   4,403 D $ 28.5 58,341 D   Common Stock 08/31/2016   M   4,582 A $ 13.24 62,923 D   Common Stock 08/31/2016   S   3,496 D $ 28.5 59,427 D   Common Stock               3,057 (3) 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)

$ 13.24

08/31/2016

M

4,582

02/13/2016

02/13/2020

Common Stock

4,582

$ 0

0

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 13.51

08/31/2016

M

5,739

02/17/2016(2)

02/17/2022

Common Stock

5,739

$ 0

11,652

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 12.1

02/18/2017

02/18/2021

Common Stock

5,051

5,051

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 11.36

05/15/2017

05/15/2021

Common Stock

5,868

5,868

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 14.78

02/10/2017(4)

02/10/2023

Common stock

16,244

16,244

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Thompson Michael B 444 S RIVER ROAD SAINT GEORGE, UT 84790			Chief Operating Officer of Sub

Signatures

Michael B. Thompson		09/01/2016
**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)	Includes 52,786 restricted stock units, of which 30,595 vest three years from the date of grant and 22,191 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.
(2)	Stock Options become exercisable in equal annual installments of 33.33% starting on February 17, 2016.
(3)	Shares held under the company 401k plan.
(4)	Stock Options become exercisable in equal annual installments of 33.33% starting February 10, 2017.

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