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KHLX Twin County Airport
Galax Hillsville, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

Location

FAA Identifier: HLX
Lat/Long: 36-45-57.9998N / 080-49-24.8208W
36-45.966663N / 080-49.413680W
36.7661111 / -80.8235613
(estimated)
Elevation: 2694 ft. / 821.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 06W (1995)
From city: 7 miles NE of GALAX HILLSVILLE, VA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 24343

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: CINCINNATI
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: HLX (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: M-F 0800-1700
ATTND IREG.
WEEKEND ATTENDANCE: COORDINATE DURING REGULAR WEEKLY BUS. HOURS
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 1/19 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 118.375 (276-728-5897)
ROANOKE APPROACH: 126.0
ROANOKE DEPARTURE: 126.0
IC: 126.0

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PSKr201/20.0PULASKI VORTAC116.8006W
BLFr154/37.0BLUEFIELD VORTAC110.0003W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HILLSVILLEat field26906WHLX .... .-.. -..-
MOUNT AIRY336/26.822307WAZW .- --.. .--
ZEPHYR355/27.832605WZEF --.. . ..-.
TECH223/33.336806WTEC - . -.-.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
SELF-SVC CREDIT CARD FUEL AVLB 24 HRS
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions: 4204 x 75 ft. / 1281 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Latitude: 36-45.620400N36-46.312927N
Longitude: 080-49.404623W080-49.422737W
Elevation: 2693.4 ft.2641.9 ft.
Gradient: 1.3%1.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 005 magnetic, 359 true185 magnetic, 179 true
Displaced threshold: no50 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 57 ft. trees, 1598 ft. from runway, 247 ft. left of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear
RY 01 HAS 10-20 FT HILL LCTD 150 FT WEST OF RY 01, BEGINS NORTH OF THLD.		29 ft. pole, lighted, 447 ft. from runway, 268 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
TREE 71 FT ABV RY END, 1100 FT FM RY END, 380 FT RIGHT - 13:1 CLEARANCE SLOPE.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: TWIN COUNTY ARPT COMSN
504 HANGAR RD.
HILLSVILLE, VA 24343-5264
Phone 276-728-4504
FAX 276-728-4544
Manager: DAVE RITTER
504 HANGAR RD.
HILLSVILLE, VA 24343-5264
Phone 276-728-4504
OR 276-236-3412 FAX OR VOICE.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 9
Single engine airplanes: 8
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 25/day *
57% transient general aviation
43% local general aviation
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 May 2011

Additional Remarks

- GCO AVBL ON FREQ 135.075 THRU ROA CLEARANCE DELIVERY.
- GCO OTS INDEFLY.
- GCO AVBL ON FREQ 135.075 THRU ROA WITH 4 CLICKS OR JYO WITH 6 CLICKS.
- DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01   download (267KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19   download (220KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (15KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (84KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMWK - Mount Airy/Surry County Airport (23 nm SE)
KPSK - New River Valley Airport (23 nm N)
KMKJ - Mountain Empire Airport (26 nm W)
KZEF - Elkin Municipal Airport (29 nm S)
KBCB - Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive Airport (33 nm NE)
  
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KHLX (Twin County Airport)
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From to KHLX

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 11-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5011:50
Sunrise07:1712:17
Sunset17:5822:58
Evening civil twilight18:2523:25

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  11-Feb-2012 15:26:03
Local (UTC-5)  11-Feb-2012 10:26:03
 
METAR
KHLX 111455Z AUTO 29014G21KT 10SM SCT023 SCT031 BKN050 01/M03 A2978 RMK AO2
TAF
KBCB 
33nm NE 		111415Z 1114/1212 29012G22KT P6SM -SN SCT023 OVC040 FM111600 30018G30KT P6SM -SHSN SCT015 OVC030 FM112100 31022G38KT P6SM -SHSN BKN025 FM120100 31020G35KT P6SM SCT030
KBLF 
37nm NW 		111410Z 1114/1212 29012G24KT 4SM -SN BKN010 OVC014 TEMPO 1114/1116 2SM -SN OVC008 FM111600 28012G24KT 2SM -SHSN BR SCT007 OVC012 FM111800 31018G33KT 3SM -SHSN BR OVC015 FM120000 31015G28KT 5SM -SHSN BKN010 OVC020
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Twin County Airport 276-728-4504
[web site]
[email]		 Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft ground handling, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangar leasing / sales, Passenger terminal and lounge, ...
 
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SS $5.22 $4.99 
 Updated 30-Jan-2012
  
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Twin County Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Twin County Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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Hotels near Twin County Airport

Miles Price ($)
QUALITY INN HILLSVILLE 2.8 75-95
BEST WESTERN FOUR SEASONS SO 2.8 72-80
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HILLSVILLE 3.1 95-133
COMFORT INN EAST 3.2 85-110
SUPER 8 HILLSVILLE VA 3.2 59-60
HAMPTON INN HILLSVILLE 3.2 80-150

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport. 		    

Hotels in other cities near Twin County Airport

6 in Hillsville
1 in Fancy Gap
2 in Max Meadows
17 in Wytheville
 

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Other Pages about Twin County Airport

twincountyairport.org
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