KHYS
Hays Regional Airport
IFR
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Name
Hays Regional Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
KHYS / HYS / KHYS
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- Region
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Timezone
9:30 am (CST)
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Municipality
Hays
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Coordinates
38° 50′ 31″ N 99° 16′ 23″ E
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Elevation
1’999 ft (609 m MSL)
About Hays Regional Airport
Hays Regional Airport (IATA: HYS, ICAO: KHYS, FAA LID: HYS) is three miles southeast of Hays, in Ellis County, Kansas, United States. It is used for general aviation and sees one airline, United Express.
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025 categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport (between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year).
In the 1950s the airport was known as the Hays Municipal Airport and located in the half-mile square whose southeast corner was at East 13th Street and Canterbury Drive. The current airport opened around 1960 with a 4000-ft runway.