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WLD to HYS: distance & flight time
Winfield (Strother Field) → Hays (Hays Regional Airport)
168 mi
270 km · 146 nm
55m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
168 miles nonstop takes roughly 55m 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
- WLD — Strother Field · Winfield, 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 WLD
- PNC · Ponca City Regional Airport30 mi away
- IAB · Mc Connell Air Force Base34 mi away
- BEC · Beech Factory Airport38 mi away
- ICT · Wichita Eisenhower National Airport40 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 WLD from HYS?
The flight distance from Winfield (WLD) to Hays (HYS) is 168 miles (270 km, 146 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WLD to HYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 55m 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 WLD to HYS?
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