FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 JUNE 2020
Location
| FAA Identifier: | HLX |
| Lat/Long: | 36-45-57.9990N 080-49-24.8160W
36-45.966650N 080-49.413600W
36.7661108,-80.8235600
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2693.6 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
WEEKEND ATTENDANCE: COORDINATE DURING REGULAR WEEKLY BUS. HRS.
AFTER HOURS TERMINAL ACCESS AVAILABLE SOUTH SIDE OF BUILDING.
UNATTENDED NEW YEAR'S DAY, EASTER, THANKSGIVING, & CHRISTMAS |
| 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 VOR/DME | | 110.00 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ZEPHYR | | 358/27.8 | | 326 | | 08W | | ZEF | --.. . ..-. |
| ASHEE | | 057/31.2 | | 410 | | 07W | | JUH | .--- ..- .... |
| 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: | MAJOR |
| 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 fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 36-45.620387N | | 36-46.312903N |
| Longitude: | 080-49.404570W | | 080-49.422647W |
| Elevation: | 2693.5 ft. | | 2642.0 ft. |
| 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) | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 9 ft. trees, 306 ft. from runway, 179 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear
RY 01 HAS 10-20 FT HILL LCTD 150 FT WEST OF RY 01, BEGINS NORTH OF THLD. | | 77 ft. trees, 1576 ft. from runway, 446 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 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: | AARON BRUMMITT
504 HANGAR RD.
HILLSVILLE, VA 24343-5264
Phone 276-728-4504 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 17 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 30/day * | | 57% | transient general aviation | | 43% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 June 2017 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RY 01 10-20 FT HILL LCTD 150 FT WEST OF RY 01 BEGINS NORTH 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 18 June 2020 at 0901Z to 16 July 2020 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (284KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (237KB) |
| 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 (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 09-Jul-2020
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:44 | | 09:44 |
| Sunrise | | 06:14 | | 10:14 |
| Sunset | | 20:43 | | 00:43 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:14 | | 01:14 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Jul-2020 00:08:37 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 09-Jul-2020 20:08:37 |
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| METAR |
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| KHLX | 092355Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM CLR 26/19 A3003 RMK AO2 T02570187 10285 20255
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KBCB
33nm NE | 091728Z 0918/1018 08006KT P6SM SCT040 FM100000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100 FM100700 00000KT 2SM BR SCT010 FM101300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT080
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KBLF
37nm NW | 091728Z 0918/1018 VRB03KT P6SM BKN090 FM092000 07005KT P6SM VCSH BKN100 FM100000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100 FM101600 28005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN130
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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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