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HYS to DBQ: distance & flight time
Hays (Hays Regional Airport) → Dubuque IA (Dubuque Regional Airport)
512 mi
823 km · 445 nm
1h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
512 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 35m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- HYS — Hays Regional Airport · Hays, United States
- DBQ — Dubuque Regional Airport · Dubuque IA, 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 DBQ
- CWI · Clinton Municipal Airport44 mi away
- PCD · Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport48 mi away
- LNR · Tri-County Regional Airport62 mi away
- CID · The Eastern Iowa Airport63 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HYS from DBQ?
The flight distance from Hays (HYS) to Dubuque IA (DBQ) is 512 miles (823 km, 445 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HYS to DBQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 35m 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 HYS to DBQ?
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