Hays Regional Airport (HYS) delays & on-time performance
Hays, Kansas · 1 nonstop destinations · 1 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at HYS right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
80%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.4%
15 flights
Avg arrival delay
27 min
135 min when late
Departed on time
84%
avg taxi-out 16 min
Figures cover 627 departures from HYS; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into HYS were on time 79% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Hays Regional Airport (HYS) arrived on time 80% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 2.4% were cancelled, and 11% arrived an hour or more late.
- Departures scheduled around 6am did best (88% on time); around 7pm did worst (69%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (38%).
Most delayed routes from HYS
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DEN · Denver80%627 flts
Most reliable routes from HYS
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DEN · Denver80%627 flts
Best airline at HYS
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 80% | 2.4% | 27 min | 1 | 627 |
Best time to fly out of HYS
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 6am88%363 flts
- 7pm69%262 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft38%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)37%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion16%
- Extreme weather10%
- Security0%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.