KHYS — Hays Rgnl
Hays, KS · field elevation 1,999 ft · NON-ATCT
1 AIRMET & SIGMET Read in the EFB →
KHYS current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KHYS 111156Z AUTO 17005KT 7SM CLR 26/14 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP104 T02610144 10306 20261 53005 $
- Wind
- from 170° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 26 °C / dewpoint 14 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.91 inHg
- Density altitude
- 3,800 ft · pressure altitude 2,009 ft
- Observed
- 21 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 170° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | 5 kt head | — |
| 22 | 3 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 04 | 3 kt tail | 4 kt from the right |
| 34 | 5 kt tail | — |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 34,000–34,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KHYS 111120Z 1112/1212 20008KT P6SM SCT150 FM112000 19015KT P6SM SCT150 FM120100 16011KT P6SM SCT200
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 38.84222, -99.27317
- Elevation
- 1,999 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1147Z / 0137Z
- Magnetic variation
- 8° (1990)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Wichita
- County
- Ellis, KS
Airport diagram
Everything else KHYS publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 6,501 | 100 | CONC | MED |
| 04/22 | 4,501 | 75 | CONC | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 7 approaches — ILS, LOC, LS, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KRSL Russell Muni22 nm
- KGBD Great Bend Muni36 nm
- KLQR Larned-Pawnee County39 nm
- KPHG Phillipsburg Muni54 nm
- KLYO Lyons-Rice County Muni57 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KHYS airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Kansas airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.