FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 04 NOVEMBER 2021
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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| ASHEE | | 057/31.2 | | 410 | | 07W | | JUH | .--- ..- .... |
| 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: | 4204 x 75 ft. / 1281 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY MARKING CONDITIONS VARY BTWN GOOD & FAIR. RY DISPLACEMENT MARKING INCORRECT |
| 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: | 31 ft. trees, 768 ft. from runway, 334 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear
RY 01 HAS 10-20 FT HILL LCTD 150 FT WEST OF RY 01, BEGINS NORTH OF THLD. | | 46 ft. trees, 1190 ft. from runway, 73 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 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: | | 16 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 13 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 24/day * | | 57% | transient general aviation | | 43% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2019 | |
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 04 November 2021 at 0901Z to 02 December 2021 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (281KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (234KB) |
| 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 29-Nov-2021
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:48 | | 11:48 |
| Sunrise | | 07:16 | | 12:16 |
| Sunset | | 17:07 | | 22:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:35 | | 22:35 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Nov-2021 18:05:18 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 29-Nov-2021 13:05:18 |
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| METAR |
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| KHLX | 291655Z AUTO 33013KT 10SM CLR 00/M08 A3003 RMK AO2 T00001085
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| TAF |
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KBCB
33nm NE | 291729Z 2918/3018 31010KT P6SM FEW035 FM292300 31008KT P6SM SKC FM300200 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM301600 27008KT P6SM BKN080
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KBLF
37nm NW | 291729Z 2918/3018 31008KT P6SM SCT025 FM292200 28005KT P6SM SKC FM300200 24003KT P6SM FEW250 FM300900 23006KT P6SM BKN080 FM301400 26010KT P6SM SCT060
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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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