SkyWest Pre-Entrance Practice Exam

Missouri sits in the central part of the United States, so it follows Central Time. Central Time is one hour behind Eastern Time and one hour ahead of Mountain Time (and two hours ahead of Pacific Time) in standard time, with the offset to Coordinated Universal Time being UTC-6 (and UTC-5 during daylight saving). In short, Missouri observes Central Time because that’s the time zone that covers the central region of the country.