What is the TSA wait at HYS right now?
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Hays Regional Airport (HYS). We will not estimate one.
No live data
Hays Regional Airport TSA wait times
HYS · KHYS · Hays, Kansas
Security wait
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Hays Regional Airport (HYS). We will not estimate one.
PreCheck
PreCheck lanes are not in our historical feed for this airport.
CLEAR
CLEAR is not shown. We are not using a CLEAR source.
Departure delays
Historical on-time performance. Not a live delay.
85%
On-time departures, September 2025 through August 2026. A departure is on time when it left less than 15 minutes late.
Flights out of Hays Regional Airport left on time 85% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest shares of delay minutes were the airline (37%) and late-arriving aircraft (37%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 157 minutes. 2% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
| Cause | Delay minutes | Share of delay minutes |
|---|---|---|
| the airline | 5,311 | 37% |
| late-arriving aircraft | 5,242 | 37% |
| the national airspace system | 2,243 | 16% |
| weather | 1,562 | 11% |
When to be at the airport
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Nearby airports
- Dodge City Regional Airport DDC · Dodge City84 mi
- Salina Municipal Airport SLN · Salina87 mi
- Garden City Regional Airport GCK · Garden City101 mi
- McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport MCK · McCook118 mi
- Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport ICT · Wichita130 mi
Distances are straight-line miles.
Airport details
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 16/34, 6,501 ft
- Longest runway width
- 100 ft
- Longest runway surface
- CONC
- Longest runway lighting
- MED
- Elevation
- 1,999.1 ft
- Control tower
- No
- CY2024 enplanements
- 15,002
- Facility use
- Public
- Ownership
- Public
- Part 139 certificate code
- I A
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Airframe repair
- MAJOR
- Powerplant repair
- MAJOR
- Last inspection
- 2026/02/24
FAA facility record date 2026/10/01. Runways: BTS NTAD Runways. Facility facts: BTS NTAD Aviation Facilities. Enplanements: FAA CY2024 commercial service.
Questions
Does TSACheck have a live security wait for HYS?
No. TSACheck has no live feed and no historical wait for Hays Regional Airport (HYS).
How often do flights leave HYS on time?
Flights out of Hays Regional Airport left on time 85% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest shares of delay minutes were the airline (37%) and late-arriving aircraft (37%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 157 minutes. 2% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
How early should I get to HYS?
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Which airports are near HYS?
The nearest airports in this list are Dodge City Regional Airport (DDC), 84 straight-line miles; Salina Municipal Airport (SLN), 87 straight-line miles; Garden City Regional Airport (GCK), 101 straight-line miles; McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK), 118 straight-line miles; Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT), 130 straight-line miles.