KHYS · Hays Regional Airport

HAYS, KANSAS · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

1,999

Elevation ft

Runways

6,501

Longest ft · 16/34

38.84N

99.27W

Hays Regional Airport serves Hays, Kansas at 1,999 ft elevation with its longest runway, 16/34, at 6,501 by 100 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
16/34	6,501 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
04/22	4,501 × 75 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,999 ft is about 11°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 11°C)	1,999 ft	2,828 ft	2,321 ft	3,481 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,199 ft	3,062 ft	2,447 ft	3,671 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,399 ft	3,296 ft	2,574 ft	3,861 ft
35°C afternoon	4,879 ft	3,390 ft	2,625 ft	3,937 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (16/34, 6,501 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,937 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KHYS is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KRSL Russell Municipal Airport	22 nm E	5,000 ft
KRCP Rooks County Regional Airport	30 nm N	5,000 ft
KGBD Great Bend Municipal Airport	36 nm SE	7,852 ft
KHLC Hill City Municipal Airport	41 nm NW	5,001 ft
KPHG Phillipsburg Municipal Airport	54 nm N	5,101 ft
KDDC Dodge City Regional Airport	73 nm SW	6,899 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KHYS

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KHYS, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KHYS or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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