By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT
Hays Post

Dozens of aircraft, pilots and aviation enthusiasts will be stopping in Hays Wednesday for an overnight stay as part of the Fly Kansas Air Tour.

The five-day event got underway Tuesday and allows pilots from across the region to travel to different airports and experience each community.

The tour will visit Garden City and Colby on Wednesday morning before arriving in Hays around 1 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, according to Hays Regional Airport Manager Nathan Marcucci.

He said they hope to show the group a part of Hays they might not have experienced before.

“We’re trying to highlight what Hays has to offer.” He added his goal is that, “they will realize that we have a very nice downtown (and), hopefully they come back and spend money.”

The group will visit the Chestnut Street District, and RANS Aircraft Design Factory and stay overnight here in Hays before departing early Thursday morning.

Marcucci expects to have approximately 30 different airplanes and invited the public to come out to the airport and look at the planes. He said plans to keep the viewing area open until sunset.

You can find out more about the tour’s Facebook page.