Hays Regional Airport

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Hays Regional Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Hays
Serves Hays, Kansas
Elevation  AMSL 1,999 ft / 609 m
Coordinates 38°50′32″N099°16′23″W / 38.84222°N 99.27306°W / 38.84222; -99.27306
Website www.FlyHays.com
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Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
16/346,5011,982Concrete
4/224,5011,372Concrete
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2021)31,329
Based aircraft (2022)35
Departing passengers (12 months ending September 2021)8,990

Hays Regional Airport( IATA : HYS, ICAO : KHYS, FAA LID : HYS) is three miles southeast of Hays, in Ellis County, Kansas, United States. [1] It is used for general aviation and sees one airline, United Express.

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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.

Historical airline service

Central Airlines began flights to the original Hays airport in 1961. Hays was one of several stops on a route between Denver and Kansas City. Douglas DC-3 aircraft were first used and service was soon moved to the present airport. Central later upgraded with Convair 240 and Convair 600 aircraft before merging into Frontier Airlines in 1967. Frontier flew Convair 580 aircraft along the same route until service ended in early 1977.

Air Midwest served Hays from 1969 through 2007 using Beechcraft 99 and Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner II aircraft. The carrier provided commuter flights to Denver, Kansas City, and Wichita, most flights made one or more stops en route. From 1986 through 1988 Air Midwest operated as Eastern Express on behalf of Eastern Airlines and from 1988 through 1989 their service operated as Braniff Express on behalf of Braniff (1983-1990). From late 1989 through early 1991 Air Midwest operated under their own branding before beginning a third code share partnership as US Airways Express on behalf of US Airways with flights to Kansas City. The service as US Airways Express lasted until 2007 when all service ended. Air Midwest had switched to using Beechcraft 1900D aircraft in the early 1990s.

United Express, operated by Mesa Airlines provided service to Denver on behalf of United Airlines from 1992 through 1998 using Beechcraft 1900D commuter aircraft.

Great Lakes Airlines then provided service to Denver from 1998 through 2014 using Beechcraft 1900Ds. At first Great Lakes operated as United Express but reverted to its own branding in 2002. From 2007 through 2009 the carrier also provided flights to Kansas City.

The current provider, SkyWest Airlines, operating as United Express, began service to Denver on August 1, 2014, using Bombardier CRJ100/200 regional jets. Service to Chicago O'Hare began later with a stop at Salina, Kansas.

Facilities

The airport covers 545 acres (221 ha) at an elevation of 1,999 feet (609 m). It has two concrete runways: 16/34 is 6,501 by 100 feet (1,982 x 30 m), rebuilt in 2013, and 4/22 is 4,501 by 75 feet (1,372 x 23 m). [1] Runway 4/22 was built in 2002.

In the year ending December 31, 2021, the airport had 31,329 aircraft operations, an average of 86 per day: 70% general aviation, 25% air taxi, 5% airline and less than 1% military. In April 2022, 35 aircraft were based at this airport: 31 single-engine, 3 multi-engine and 1 helicopter. [1]

Airline and destination

AirlinesDestinations
United Express Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, Salina

Statistics

Carrier shares (April 2021 - March 2022) [2]
Carrier  Passengers (arriving and departing)
SkyWest
23,970(100%)
Top domestic destinations
(April 2021 - March 2022) [2]
RankAirportPassengersAirline
1 Denver International (DEN) 12,230 United

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for HYS PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 21, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Hays, KS: Hays Regional (HYS)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. Sep 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.

Other sources

  • Essential Air Service documents (Docket DOT-OST-1998-3497) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
    • Order 2009-9-5 (September 11, 2009): re-selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., to provide essential air service (EAS) at Dodge City, Garden City, Great Bend, Hays, and Liberal for the two-year period from October 1, 2009, through September 30, 2011, at combined annual subsidy rates of $8,897,565. Hays, Kansas: Docket OST-1998-3497; Scheduled Service: 24 nonstop round trips per week to Denver; Aircraft: Beech 1900, 19 seats.
    • Order 2011-10-24 (October 31, 2011): re-selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., to provide essential air service (EAS) at Great Bend and Hays combined for $3,246,061 annual subsidy. Effective Period: Two year period beginning when American Eagle begins full EAS (at Garden City) through the 24th month thereafter. Hays: 24 nonstop round trips per week to Denver with Beech 1900s.
    • Order 2014-3-9 (March 14, 2014): selecting SkyWest Airlines, Inc. to provide essential air service (EAS) at Hays, and sets bridge rates for Great Lakes at Great Bend and Hays until the start of replacement service.
      • Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.: Docket 1998–3497; Effective Period: May 1, 2014 through July 31, 2014; Service: Eighteen (18) nonstop round trips per week to Denver (DEN); Aircraft Type: Beech 1900, Annual Subsidy: $1,699,520.
      • SkyWest Airlines, Inc.: Docket 1998–3497; Effective Period: July 1, 2014, through July 31, 2016; Service: Twelve (12) nonstop round trips per week to Denver (DEN); Aircraft Type: 50-seat regional jet; Annual Subsidy: $2,253,132.
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