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HYS to CLE: distance & flight time
Hays (Hays Regional Airport) → Cleveland (Cleveland Hopkins International Airport)
936 mi
1,506 km · 813 nm
2h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
936 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 30m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- HYS — Hays Regional Airport · Hays, United States
- CLE — Cleveland Hopkins International Airport · Cleveland, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near CLE
- BKL · Burke Lakefront Airport11 mi away
- CGF · Cuyahoga County Airport22 mi away
- LNN · Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport30 mi away
- AKC · Akron Fulton International Airport33 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HYS from CLE?
The flight distance from Hays (HYS) to Cleveland (CLE) is 936 miles (1,506 km, 813 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HYS to CLE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 30m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from HYS to CLE?
Nonstop service on HYS–CLE depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 30m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Hays and Cleveland?
Cleveland is 1 hour ahead of Hays.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HYS to CLE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HYS–CLE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some HYS to CLE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain HYS–CLE tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.