FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (282KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (228KB) |
| 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 09-Dec-2025
| | Local
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:57 | | 11:57 |
| Sunrise | | 07:25 | | 12:25 |
| Sunset | | 17:06 | | 22:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:35 | | 22:35 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Dec-2025 22:53:48 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Dec-2025 17:53:48 |
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| METAR |
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| KHLX | 092235Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM M02/M03 A2999 RMK AO2
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KBCB
33nm NE | 091738Z 0918/1018 22005KT P6SM SCT015 BKN150 TEMPO 0918/0921 BKN015 FM101000 24008KT P6SM BKN120 WS020/25050KT FM101600 24010G23KT P6SM BKN100
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KBLF
37nm NW | 091738Z 0918/1018 23007KT P6SM BKN200 FM100900 23012KT P6SM BKN110 WS020/24050KT FM101600 24014G30KT P6SM BKN050
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| NOTAMs |
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