Direct Flights from Denver to Hays
Hays · Kansas
Nonstop service from DEN to HYS on United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Denver is the only city in our data with a nonstop to Hays — everywhere else connects.
How long to go to Hays for, from Denver
1h 5m in the air, 297 miles: short enough that a single night in Hays is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
About Hays
Hays is a town of 21,000 people (2021) in the Western region of Kansas. The largest city in northwestern Kansas, and the economic and cultural center of the region. It is also a college town, home to Fort Hays State University.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Hays
- Fort Hays State University (FHSU) is a public university in Hays, Kansas, United States.
- Cedar Bluff State Park is a public recreation area located 21 miles (34 km) southeast of WaKeeney and 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Ellis in Trego County, Kansas, United States.
- The Bukovina Society Headquarters and Museum is a museum of artifacts from Bukovina German immigrants.
- The Kansas Barbed Wire Museum is a barbed wire museum located in La Crosse, Kansas, United States, a city known as the “Barbed Wire Capital of the World.” The museum focuses on barbed wire, displaying over 2,400 differen…
- The Paradise Water Tower, of Paradise, Kansas, United States, is a historic Works Progress Administration project of 1938. It is located east of the intersection of Waldo and Main Sts. in Paradise.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Hays weather, compared with Denver
Within 2° of Denver on the annual average, so pack much as you would at home — but the two cities do not track each other month to month:
- January
- Hays 42°F · Denver 45°F · 2° colder
- April
- Hays 66°F · Denver 61°F · 5° warmer
- July
- Hays 92°F · Denver 90°F · 2° warmer
- October
- Hays 68°F · Denver 65°F · 3° warmer
January bottoms out near 42°F — a real coat, not a layer.
Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Hays
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Hays is April–May and September–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 66–82°F.
- How long to stay
- Three or four days is enough to take in Hays's highlights, from Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Cedar Bluff State Park, and Bukovina Society Headquarters and Museum and more.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Denver to Hays?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Denver (DEN) to Hays (HYS) on United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Denver to Hays?
- United flies nonstop between Denver (DEN) and Hays (HYS).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Denver to Hays?
- There are about 2 nonstop departures per day (roughly 14 per week) from Denver to Hays.
- How far is Hays from Denver?
- Hays is about 297 miles from Denver by air.
- What is there to do in Hays?
- Popular things to do include Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Cedar Bluff State Park, Bukovina Society Headquarters and Museum, Kansas Barbed Wire Museum, and more.
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