FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
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: | 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 |
| 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. HRS. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 1/19 - CTAF. |
| 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 VORTAC | | 110.00 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HILLSVILLE | | at field | | 269 | | 06W | | HLX | .... .-.. -..- |
| MOUNT AIRY | | 336/26.8 | | 223 | | 07W | | AZW | .- --.. .-- |
| ZEPHYR | | 355/27.8 | | 326 | | 05W | | ZEF | --.. . ..-. |
| TECH | | 223/33.3 | | 368 | | 06W | | TEC | - . -.-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
SELF-SVC FUEL AVLB 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| 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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 36-45.620400N | | 36-46.312927N |
| Longitude: | 080-49.404623W | | 080-49.422737W |
| Elevation: | 2693.4 ft. | | 2641.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.3% | | 1.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 007 magnetic, 359 true | | 187 magnetic, 179 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 50 ft. |
| 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: | 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 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| 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
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 **CHANGED** | |
download (255KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (208KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (140KB) |
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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 30-Oct-2005
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:07 | | 11:07 |
| Sunrise | | 07:33 | | 11:33 |
| Sunset | | 18:45 | | 22:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:11 | | 23:11 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-Oct-2013 00:04:40 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 20:04:40 |
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| METAR |
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| KHLX | 162255Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM SCT040 18/15 A3005 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KBCB
33nm NE | 161722Z 1618/1718 22005KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100 FM170300 25006KT P6SM BKN040 FM171000 00000KT P6SM OVC030 FM171500 00000KT 4SM -RA BR OVC015
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KBLF
37nm NW | 161722Z 1618/1718 25007KT P6SM OVC035 FM162000 24006KT P6SM SCT035 BKN100 FM170300 25005KT P6SM VCSH OVC030 FM171400 VRB03KT 3SM -SHRA BR SCT015 OVC025
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| NOTAMs |
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