By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT
Hays Post

The skies around Hays will be buzzing this weekend as the fifth annual Great Planes on the Great Plains Fly-In returns to the Hays Regional Airport.

Hays Airport Manager Nathan Marcucci said Saturday’s event is a good opportunity for people from Hays and the surrounding areas to check out the airport and look at a number of different types of aircraft.

Marcucci said among the aircraft expected to be on hand is the Dodge City Community College training helicopter and Kansas State-Salina’s new Cessna airplane. Eagle Med’s team will be one of two medivac companies also scheduled to be on hand.

There will also be a remote control display for R/C airplanes, and a local drone company also is expected to have the drone on display.

Helicopter rides will be available, as well as a car show. There also will be a paper airplane station for the kids.

Saturday’s event is free and will run from 8 a.m. to noon at Hays Regional Airport.