FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | HLX |
| Lat/Long: | 36-45-58.0130N / 080-49-24.8360W
36-45.966883N / 080-49.413933W
36.7661147 / -80.8235656
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2693 ft. / 820.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (1995) |
| 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. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 01/19 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RYS 01 & 19 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 01 & 19 OPERATE CONT. |
| 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 |
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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 | | 355/27.6 | | 326 | | 05W | | ZEF | --.. . ..-. |
| TECH | | 223/33.3 | | 368 | | 06W | | TEC | - . -.-. |
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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 36-45.620600N | | 36-46.313167N |
| Longitude: | 080-49.404850W | | 080-49.423033W |
| Elevation: | 2693.1 ft. | | 2641.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.3% | | 1.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 005 magnetic, 359 true | | 185 magnetic, 179 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-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: | 51 ft. trees, 1596 ft. from runway, 259 ft. left of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear | | 29 ft. pole, lighted, 447 ft. from runway, 268 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
TREE 76 FT ABOVE RY END; 1000 FT FROM RY END, 344 FT R. |
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: | TRANSITION
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: | | 12 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 46/day * | | 53% | transient general aviation | | 40% | local general aviation | | 6% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 March 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 135.075 THRU ROA CLEARANCE DELIVERY. |
| - | 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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (264KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (220KB) |
| NDB-A | |
download (156KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (31KB) |
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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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 20-Jul-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:52 | | 09:52 |
| Sunrise | | 06:21 | | 10:21 |
| Sunset | | 20:38 | | 00:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:07 | | 01:07 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Jul-2008 05:50:54 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 20-Jul-2008 01:50:54 |
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| METAR |
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| KHLX | 200520Z AUTO 18003KT 7SM CLR 21/19 A3017 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KBLF
37nm NW | 192321Z 200024 35006KT P6SM SCT060 FM0200 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM1500 27005KT P6SM SCT040
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| NOTAMs |
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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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