Skyhawk wait times
Skyhawk at Cedar Point averages 13 minutes. It is shortest at 5pm and worst at 10pm. It has run 73% of the park's opening hours recently.
Skyhawk queue times, day by day
Skyhawk over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Skyhawk has averaged about 13 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 23 minutes, with the longest queues near 10pm, and the shortest near 5pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Skyhawk queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Skyhawk peaks at 8pm with 24 minutes, and is at its shortest at 11am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 24 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Skyhawk
Best time to ride
Skyhawk averages 0 minutes at 11am against 24 at the 8pm peak - 24 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 50 minutes.
Skyhawk by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Thu3m
- Fri7m
- Sat30m
- Sun11m
Thursday is the quietest day for Skyhawk, at 3 minutes against 30 on Saturday.
Does Skyhawk break down?
Uptime and closures
68% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 68% of the minutes Cedar Point was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 0%
- 66%
- 82%
- 52%
- 78%
- 74%
- 80%
- 79%
Skyhawk ran 68% of Cedar Point's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Monday 5 Oct.
Longest Skyhawk queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 3 Oct50m
- 2Saturday 26 Sept45m
- 3Sunday 4 Oct30m
- 4Friday 2 Oct20m
- 5Friday 25 Sept5m
- 6Sunday 27 Sept5m
- 7Thursday 1 Oct5m
The worst queue recorded for Skyhawk was 50 minutes on Saturday 3 Oct.
Skyhawk through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Cedar Point publishes for this ride, recorded every few minutes through the park's own opening hours. The hourly pattern is this ride's own last 28 days; the day-by-day rail is its last 14 days. Uptime is the share of the park's operating minutes the ride was running.
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About Skyhawk
Skyhawk is one of 21 rides tracked at Cedar Point, 16th longest of 21 by usual wait. It queues about 13 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 27-minute park average.
Skyhawk has averaged about 13 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 10pm and quietest around 5pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 73% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Thursdays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Skyhawk?
The live wait time for Skyhawk at Cedar Point is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Skyhawk wait times.
Is Skyhawk open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Skyhawk is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Cedar Point's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Skyhawk has been open around 73% of Cedar Point's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Cedar Point.
What's the best time of day to ride Skyhawk?
Based on historical wait time data, Skyhawk is typically quietest around 5pm. For most rides the queue is shortest in the first hour after the park opens and the last hour before it closes, with midday through mid-afternoon the busiest window.
What is the best day to ride Skyhawk?
Skyhawk is usually quietest on Thursdays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Thursday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Skyhawk usually?
Over recent weeks, Skyhawk has averaged about 13 minutes, with lines usually longest around 10pm. Wait times usually build through the morning, peak from midday to mid-afternoon, then ease off before close. Weekends and school holidays run noticeably longer than quiet weekdays. This page shows today's live wait time, the day's average, hourly breakdowns and the full history of peak lines for Skyhawk at Cedar Point.
Is Skyhawk often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Skyhawk has been running about 73% of the time. We track Skyhawk's uptime and downtime automatically - see the "Reliability" and "Downtime History" panels on this page for its full record over the last 30 days, including any current closures and how long they've lasted.
Where can I find Skyhawk at Cedar Point?
Skyhawk is at Cedar Point - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Cedar Point page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Skyhawk?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Skyhawk's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Skyhawk is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.