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ELD to HYS: distance & flight time
El Dorado (South Arkansas Regional At Goodwin Field) → Hays (Hays Regional Airport)
530 mi
853 km · 460 nm
1h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
530 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 37m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- ELD — South Arkansas Regional At Goodwin Field · El Dorado, United States
- HYS — Hays Regional Airport · Hays, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ELD
- MLU · Monroe Regional Airport67 mi away
- TXK · Texarkana Regional Webb Field70 mi away
- BAD · Barksdale Air Force Base70 mi away
- DTN · Shreveport Downtown Airport72 mi away
Near HYS
- RSL · Russell Municipal Airport25 mi away
- GBD · Great Bend Municipal Airport41 mi away
- DDC · Dodge City Regional Airport83 mi away
- PTT · Pratt Regional Airport84 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ELD from HYS?
The flight distance from El Dorado (ELD) to Hays (HYS) is 530 miles (853 km, 460 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ELD to HYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 37m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ELD to HYS?
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