Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
HYS to GKE: distance & flight time
Hays (Hays Regional Airport) → Geilenkirchen (Geilenkirchen Air Base)
4,771 mi
7,678 km · 4,146 nm
9h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
See live HYS→GKE fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
4,771 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 49m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- HYS — Hays Regional Airport · Hays, United States
- GKE — Geilenkirchen Air Base · Geilenkirchen, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 GKE
- AAH · Aachen-Merzbrück Airport11 mi away
- MST · Maastricht Aachen Airport12 mi away
- MGL · Mönchengladbach Airport27 mi away
- LGG · Liège Airport34 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HYS from GKE?
The flight distance from Hays (HYS) to Geilenkirchen (GKE) is 4,771 miles (7,678 km, 4,146 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HYS to GKE?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 49m 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 time difference between Hays and Geilenkirchen?
Geilenkirchen is 7 hours ahead of Hays.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HYS to GKE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HYS–GKE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.