FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 FEBRUARY 2024
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 -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 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 |
PSKr201/20.0 | | PULASKI VORTAC | | 116.80 | | 06W |
BLFr154/37.0 | | BLUEFIELD VOR/DME | | 115.05 | | 03W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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: | 41 ft. trees, 985 ft. from runway, 355 ft. left of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear RY 01 HAS 10-20 FT HILL LCTD 150 FT WEST OF RY 01, BEGINS NORTH 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 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 21 | Single engine airplanes: | | 17 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | Helicopters: | | 3 |
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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 2022 | |
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 22 February 2024 at 0901Z to 21 March 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (287KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (231KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (166KB) |
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 |
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 |
Times for 19-Mar-2024
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 07:02 | | 11:02 |
Sunrise | | 07:28 | | 11:28 |
Sunset | | 19:34 | | 23:34 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:00 | | 24:00 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 19-Mar-2024 05:56:07 |
Local (UTC-4) | 19-Mar-2024 01:56:07 |
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METAR |
KHLX | 190535Z AUTO 31019G24KT 10SM OVC034 M03/M11 A2994 RMK AO2 T10331110
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TAF |
KBCB 33nm NE | 181731Z 1818/1918 31012G22KT P6SM SCT060 SCT180 FM190200 30011G22KT P6SM SCT080 SCT120
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KBLF 37nm NW | 190222Z 1902/1924 30015G26KT P6SM SCT015 OVC030 TEMPO 1902/1905 2SM -SN BR FM191000 28012G22KT P6SM FEW035 BKN250 FM191600 26015G25KT P6SM SKC
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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