AirportsHays Regional Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Hays, in Kansas, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is HYS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- HYS
- ICAO code
- KHYS
- City
- Hays
- State or region
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 38.8445° N, 99.2731° W
- Elevation
- 609 m (1,999 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,982 m (6,501 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, HYS means Hays Regional Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KHYS. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 38.8445° N, 99.2731° W. It stands 609 metres (1,999 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Hays Regional Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,982 metres (6,501 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 401.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 1,982 m 6,501 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 04/22 | 1,372 m 4,501 ft | 23 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dodge City Regional AirportDodge City | DDC | 135 km |
| Salina Municipal AirportSalina | SLN | 141 km |
| Garden City Regional AirportGarden City | GCK | 162 km |
| McCook Ben Nelson Regional AirportMcCook | MCK | 189 km |
| Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National AirportWichita | ICT | 209 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,511 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,521 km | 16 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,416 km | 15 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,272 km | 9 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,181 km | 3 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,793 km | 2 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,952 km | 18 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,760 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,844 km | 17 h 10 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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