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Hays, KS

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Hays, KS (HYS) ranks #281 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Hays, KS posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

84.6%
On-time
Top 37%
on-time, US airports
112 min
Delay when late
1.17%
Cancelled
#281 of 382
Corpus placement
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HYS on-time rate vs. the national average

Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.

0%100%U.S. average79%84.6%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 74,962.

Late Aircraft 38.0% (28,478 min)
Carrier 39.9% (29,913 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 11.0% (8,260 min)
Weather 11.0% (8,259 min)
Security 0.1% (52 min)

HYS - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: April (95.5%) · worst: July (91.4%)

91%92%93%94%95%96% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 92.9%

HYS - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

90%92%94%96%98% 202020212022202320242025 95.7% 91.9% ▼ -4.0%

HYS - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)

Average taxi-out 14.8 min · taxi-in 4.8 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

10 min15 min20 min25 min Jan 24Dec 25 15.2 min 17.2 min ▲ +13.2%

HYS's average taxi-out (14.8 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 11.1 min (September 2024) to 21.2 min (January 2025).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Hays, KS.

Cancellation Rate

1.17%

98 of 8,353 flights

Diversion Rate

0.07%

6 of 8,353 flights

Delay Rate

15.4%

1,290 of 8,353 flights

Top Routes from HYS

Busiest routes to and from Hays, KS.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
HYS (Hays) → DEN (Denver) 3,019 85.4% 298 mi
DEN (Denver) → HYS (Hays) 2,421 82.5% 298 mi
SLN (Salina) → HYS (Hays) 965 83.9% 88 mi
HYS (Hays) → SLN (Salina) 869 82% 88 mi
ORD (Chicago) → HYS (Hays) 582 78.7% 637 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Hays, KS, both outside Kansas so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 84.6%).

Honolulu, HI

Honolulu, HI

84.6% on-time 631,778 flights

Greensboro/High Point, NC

Greensboro/High Point, NC

84.6% on-time 116,389 flights

Sault Ste. Marie, MI

Sault Ste. Marie, MI

84.6% on-time 8,922 flights

Elmira/Corning, NY

Elmira/Corning, NY

84.5% on-time 13,181 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 8,353).

Guam, TT

Guam, TT

8,429 flights 90.6% on-time

Brunswick, GA

Brunswick, GA

8,479 flights 88.5% on-time

Bethel, AK

Bethel, AK

8,174 flights 78.3% on-time

Latrobe, PA

Latrobe, PA

8,539 flights 83.5% on-time

Other Airports in Kansas

Compare performance with other Kansas airports.

ICT 82.2%

Wichita, KS

Wichita · 109,987 flights
MHK 85.2%

Manhattan/Ft. Riley, KS

Manhattan/Ft. Riley · 15,042 flights
SLN 81.8%

Salina, KS

Salina · 9,128 flights
GCK 84.8%

Garden City, KS

Garden City · 8,568 flights
LBL 85.9%

Liberal, KS

Liberal · 7,285 flights
DDC 85.5%

Dodge City, KS

Dodge City · 7,255 flights

HYS delay-share reading

The standout signal at Hays, KS is the delay mix: Carrier owns 39.9% of 74,962 delay minutes across 8,353 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 84.6% (5.6 pts above the 79% national average), with 1,290 delayed and 98 cancelled (1.17%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (38.0% late-aircraft, 39.9% carrier, 11.0% NAS, 11.0% weather, 0.1% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.

On the multi-year calendar, HYS is strongest in April (95.5% on-time) and weakest in July (91.4%), a 4.1-point swing. Volume peaks in January (~131 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DEN (Denver) at 85.4% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Kansas: Kansas flight data.

Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025). Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.

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Using HYS's data

HYS's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.

  • Check the busiest route from HYS before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in April rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 14.8 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times

On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. Airport figures are computed directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.