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Hays Regional: delays and on-time record
Hays, Kansas
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report. Data through July 2026; this is a monthly history, not live airport status.
Reporting carriers scheduled 627 domestic departures from Hays Regional (HYS), Hays, in the 12 months to July 2026: about 1.7 a day to 1 destination.
82.1% of those flights left the gate less than 15 minutes late, 6.0 points above the national departure figure of 76.1%. Flights arriving at HYS were on time 77.0% of the time, 1.0 points above the national arrival figure of 76.0%.
2.4% of scheduled departures were cancelled (national: 1.8%), and the average departure delay, counting early and on-time departures as zero, was 25.3 min.
SkyWest Airlines is the largest reporting carrier at HYS with 100% of departures.
On-time departures are down 1.0 points on the previous 12 months (83.1%).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category for flights leaving HYS, late-arriving aircraft 38%, air carrier 37% and national aviation system 16%.
- On time 78.3%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 19.3%
- Cancelled 2.4%
- Diverted 0.0%
As origin and as destination, against the nation
| Measure | Departures from HYS | Arrivals at HYS | All reported flights | HYS departures, previous 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time (less than 15 min late) | 82.1% | 76.9% | 76.1% | 83.1% |
| Arrived on time | 78.3% | 77.0% | 76.0% | 81.0% |
| Cancelled | 2.4% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.9% |
| Diverted | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 25.3 min | 32.9 min | 17.4 min | 16.6 min |
| Arrival delay minutes per 100 flights | 2,660 | 3,189 | 1,684 | 1,704 |
| Scheduled flights | 627 | 627 | 7,043,858 | 627 |
12 months to July 2026. The first column follows flights that left HYS; the second follows flights that landed there. Year on year, on-time departures moved −1.0 pts.
Airlines at HYS
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 627 | 100% | 78.3% | 15.5 min | 2.4% |
Departures from HYS by reporting carrier, ordered by flights; on time means the flight reached its destination less than 15 minutes late. Green is at or above the airport's overall share of 78.3%. Carriers fly different routes at different hours, so the rows are not a like-for-like test.
Busiest routes from HYS
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYS–DEN | Hays to Denver | 627 | 78.3% | 15.5 min | 2.4% |
Routes with at least 10 flights a month have their own page.
Month by month
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Cancellations by reported reason (15 in the period): air carrier 0%, weather 87%, national aviation system 13%, security 0%.
Checkpoint volumes
TSA publishes daily checkpoint passenger counts for the country as a whole, not for HYS on its own. The national series through September 2026 is on the checkpoint volumes page.
Questions and answers
How often do flights leave HYS on time?
82.1% of the 627 scheduled domestic departures in the 12 months to July 2026 left less than 15 minutes late; the national figure was 76.1%. 2.4% were cancelled.
How often do flights arrive at HYS on time?
77.0% of 627 scheduled arrivals were on time by the BTS definition, against 76.0% nationally.
Which airline has the highest on-time share at HYS?
Only one reporting carrier has enough departures here to report a share.
What causes delays at HYS?
For departures from HYS that reached their destination 15 or more minutes late, carriers attributed the delay minutes as follows: late-arriving aircraft 38%, air carrier 37%, national aviation system 16%, extreme weather 10%, security 0%.
What time of day has the highest on-time share at HYS?
Too few departure hours carry enough flights here to compare them.
Is it getting better?
On-time departures for the 12 months to July 2026 were 82.1%, down 1.0 points on the previous 12 months (83.1%). The monthly chart shows each of the last 36 months, and each month has its own page.
Does this page show today's delays at HYS?
No. BTS publishes on-time records about two months after the month ends, so this page is a monthly history through July 2026. For live conditions use the FAA airport status service or your airline.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987 to present), monthly files August 2023 to July 2026; airport name from the BTS airport lookup table. US government works in the public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers only: international flights, charters and smaller carriers are not in the source. Totals and averages only; no individual flight or aircraft is identified. See the methodology; report processing errors through corrections.