FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | HLX |
| Lat/Long: | 36-45-57.7390N 080-49-24.8210W
36-45.962317N 080-49.413683W
36.7660386,-80.8235614
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2693.7 ft. / 821.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08W (2010) |
| From city: | 7 miles NE of GALAX HILLSVILLE, VA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 24343 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | HLX (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | M-F 0800-1700
WKEND ATTENDANCE: COORDINATE DRG RGLR WEEKLY BUS HRS.
AFT HRS TRML ACCESS AVBL S SIDE OF BLDG.
UNATNDD NEW YEAR'S DAY, EASTER, THANKSGIVING, & CHRISTMAS. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RWY 1/19 - CTAF. REILS RWY 1 & 19; PAPI RWY 1 & 19 OPS CONSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 |
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| PSKr201/20.0 | | PULASKI VORTAC | | 116.80 | | 06W |
| BLFr154/37.0 | | BLUEFIELD VOR/DME | | 115.05 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| TECH | | 225/33.3 | | 368 | | 08W | | TEC | - . -.-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+
100LL:SELF-SVC FUEL AVLB 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 4151 x 75 ft. / 1265 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY MRKG CONDS VARY BTWN GOOD & FAIR. RWY DISPLACEMENT MRKG INCORRECT. |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 36-45.620425N | | 36-46.304213N |
| Longitude: | 080-49.404723W | | 080-49.422633W |
| Elevation: | 2693.1 ft. | | 2642.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 007 magnetic, 359 true | | 187 magnetic, 179 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 41 ft. trees, 985 ft. from runway, 355 ft. left of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear
RWY 01 HAS 10-20 FT HILL LCTD 150 FT W OF RWY 01, BEGINNING N OF THLD. | | 54 ft. trees, 1237 ft. from runway, 63 ft. right of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear |
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: | MICHAEL LAWSON
504 HANGAR RD.
HILLSVILLE, VA 24343-5264
Phone 276-728-4504 |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RWY 01 10-20 FT HILL LCTD 150 FT W OF RWY 01 BEGINNING N OF THLD. |
| - | ROA TWR SVCS AVBL AT 540-563-1307. |
| - | FOR CD CTC ROANOKE APCH AT 540-563-1307. |
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 from 16 April 2026 at 0901Z to 14 May 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (270KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (222KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (168KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (358KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMWK - Mount Airy/Surry County Airport (22 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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Jeff Kennon
Photo taken 17-Oct-2014
looking south.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Twin County Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-Apr-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:19 | | 10:19 |
| Sunrise | | 06:46 | | 10:46 |
| Sunset | | 19:59 | | 23:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:26 | | 00:26 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 19-Apr-2026 02:56:54 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 18-Apr-2026 22:56:54 |
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| METAR |
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| KHLX | 190235Z AUTO 21007G15KT 7SM RA SCT029 BKN070 OVC080 18/15 A2995 RMK AO2 P0007
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KBCB
33nm NE | 181725Z 1818/1918 23006KT P6SM FEW070 FM182300 19004KT P6SM BKN070 TEMPO 1900/1902 5SM -SHRA BR OVC035 FM190200 26005KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB BKN070 FM190500 29006KT P6SM VCSH SCT045 BKN070 FM190700 29008KT P6SM OVC020 FM190900 30010G20KT P6SM BKN018 FM191400 30014G27KT P6SM SCT035
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KBLF
37nm NW | 181725Z 1818/1918 25010G21KT P6SM SCT060 TEMPO 1823/1901 4SM SHRA BR OVC035 FM190100 29007KT P6SM VCTS OVC013CB FM190400 31008KT 6SM -SHRA OVC009 FM190800 31011G21KT P6SM VCSH OVC007 FM191100 30011G22KT P6SM OVC014 FM191500 30013G27KT P6SM SCT025
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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