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Hays Regional Airport traffic doubles after schedule change, consultant says
Summary
An air‑service consultant told the Hays City Commission that a new overnight schedule operated by SkyWest for United has driven double‑digit passenger growth, higher load factors and a projected record year for round‑trip travel in 2025; officials discussed marketing, market share and the city’s role in infrastructure and promotion.
Gary Foss, chief executive officer of the ArcStar Group, told the Hays City Commission on July 10 that Hays Regional Airport’s new overnight schedule has produced a sharp increase in passengers and improved operational metrics.
Foss said the airport’s market area includes roughly 62,000 people who live closer to Hays than to any other commercial airport and that those residents previously drove an average of two hours and 49 minutes to fly. With the adjusted schedule, he said, that drive would be about 32 minutes. “This really underscores that old habits die hard,” Foss said, noting that many travelers still drove to Wichita, Kansas City or Denver even after the improved local schedule launched in April.
Foss told commissioners the new schedule —…
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