Hays Regional
HYS · KHYS · Hays, Kansas · Ellis County · map
Hays Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Hays, 3 miles southeast of Hays, Kansas, 1,999 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 16/34, is 6,501 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 40 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 25,347 takeoffs and landings a year. About 13,415 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Hays Regional?
Its FAA code is HYS, and its ICAO code is KHYS.
Where is Hays Regional?
It is 3 miles southeast of Hays, Kansas, 1,999 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Hays Regional?
The longest of its 2 runways, 16/34, is 6,501 feet long.
Does Hays Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Hays Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Hays Regional?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Denver International, Hays Regional, Yellowstone Regional, City Of Colorado Springs Municipal, Dodge City Regional. Every route
Are there flight schools at Hays Regional?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Rans Employee Flying Club. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Hays Regional?
2 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Hays Regional…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA HYS · ICAO KHYS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Hays
- Elevation
- 1,999 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, daylight hours
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Wichita sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1960
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 6,501 × 100 ft | Concrete, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| 04/22 | 4,501 × 75 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 16: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 34: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 04: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 22: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Russell and center (remote transmitter) Low | 124.4 | |
| Hys and aWOS-3PT | 125.525 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 785-625-3562.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- air freight, crop spraying, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Rooks County Regional (30 nm north), Great Bend Municipal (36 nm southeast), Hill City Municipal (41 nm northwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Kansas · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Birds and deer on and in vicinity of the airport.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 34; runway end identifier lights runways 16, 4 and 22; PAPI runways 16, 34, 4, and 22; medium-intensity runway lights runways 16/34 and 4/22 - the common traffic frequency.
- Ultralight activity on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Except july 4TH, thanksgiving and christmas.
- No grass takeoffs or landings allowed on the airfield.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
- Looking…
From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 623 departures from HYS in those twelve months, carrying 16,956 passengers in 31,150 seats (54% filled), to 8 destinations on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hays Regional → Denver International HYS–DEN | 613 | 16,956 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Hays Regional → Hays Regional HYS–HYS | 4 | 0 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Hays Regional → Yellowstone Regional HYS–COD | 1 | 0 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Hays Regional → City Of Colorado Springs Municipal HYS–COS | 1 | 0 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Hays Regional → Dodge City Regional HYS–DDC | 1 | 0 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Hays Regional → Lincoln HYS–LNK | 1 | 0 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Hays Regional → Midland International Air And Space Port HYS–MAF | 1 | 0 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Hays Regional → Salina Regional HYS–SLN | 1 | 0 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
All 8 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 35 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
| helicopters | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 25,347, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 1,366 |
| air taxi and commuter | 2,092 |
| general aviation, travelling | 10,423 |
| general aviation, local | 11,232 |
| military | 234 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Hays from the FAA register
47 aircraft are registered to owners in Hays, Kansas: 38 piston singles, 3 turboprops, 2 piston twins, 2 drones, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Kansas.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Rans Employee Flying Club 1 aircraft · Hays
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 2 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing).
All 3 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 10 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Hays 47 aircraft · 38 piston singles, 3 turboprops, 2 piston twins
- Rans Designs INC 3 aircraft in town
- Thin Air INC 2 aircraft in town
- Simpson Equipment Leasing LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Osgood Air LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Rans Employee Flying Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- Denver International (DEN) 613 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Hays Regional (HYS) 4 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Yellowstone Regional (COD) 1 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- City Of Colorado Springs Municipal (COS) 1 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Dodge City Regional (DDC) 1 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Lincoln (LNK) 1 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Midland International Air And Space Port (MAF) 1 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Salina Regional (SLN) 1 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 10 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Kansas 1,146 since 1982 · 149 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Kansas 150 landing places
- Kansas 5,732 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/HYS.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 29, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.