At approximately 1 p.m. Sept. 30, the Fly Kansas Air Tour will make a stop in Hays at the Hays Regional Airport and overnighting in Hays.

The Hays tour stop will be the last stop of the day on the second day of the Air Tour. The pilots will be based at the Hays Regional Airport, visit the Chestnut Street District, and visit Rans Aircraft Design Factory. Fort Hays State University Athletics will provide transportation for the event. JViation will provide dinner to the pilots at Gella’s.

This event will give participants an opportunity to learn more about Hays. The Air Tour will have several stops throughout the event, including Colby, Dodge City, Newton and other airports throughout the state.

Hays Regional Airport Manager Nathan Marcucci said he would like to see more pilots visit Hay, noting the airport is a gateway to the city and an avenue to visit and do business in the region.

Marcucci recognized “the efforts of the Ellis County Coalition for Economic Development, the Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Downtown Hays Development Corp. and the Hays Area Chamber of Commerce and everyone else for all of the work they do to make our community great.”

The Hays Regional Airport connects northwest Kansas to the world via Denver. Denver has multiple non-stop connections to North and South America, Europe and Asia. Flight time is approximately 40 minutes to Denver with several convenient connections to other airlines. The airport also has a flight training school, a commercial aircraft paint booth, the Kansas Highway Patrol, daily mail delivery and Emergency MedEvac services.