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).
Weather right now KHYS · observed 4:56 pm CDT (21:56 UTC), 11 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 11 knots
- Visibility 6 miles
- Weather: haze
- Temperature 87°F (31°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter 29.91 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:20 pm CDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KHYS 062156Z AUTO 21011KT 6SM HZ CLR 31/13 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP113 T03060128 $
TAF KHYS 061720Z 0618/0718 22012KT P6SM SKC FM070100 18007KT P6SM SKC FM071600 03005KT P6SM SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
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
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- 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.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
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, never named. All aircraft registered in Kansas.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.