FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026
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 -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
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 09 July 2026 at 0901Z to 06 August 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (269KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (221KB) |
| 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 12-Jul-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:45 | | 09:45 |
| Sunrise | | 06:15 | | 10:15 |
| Sunset | | 20:43 | | 00:43 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:13 | | 01:13 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Jul-2026 08:06:50 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 12-Jul-2026 04:06:50 |
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| METAR |
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| KHLX | 120755Z AUTO 28005KT 10SM CLR 20/18 A3015 RMK AO2
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KBCB
33nm NE | 120523Z 1206/1306 00000KT 6SM BR SCT070 BKN090 FM121000 00000KT 5SM BR SCT030 OVC090 FM121600 00000KT P6SM VCSH OVC025 FM122000 08002KT 5SM SHRA BR VCTS SCT015CB OVC030 FM130400 08003KT 4SM BR VCSH BKN008
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KBLF
37nm NW | 120523Z 1206/1306 29003KT 4SM BR SCT002 OVC017 TEMPO 1206/1210 2SM BR BKN002 FM121000 00000KT 3SM BR VCSH SCT002 OVC060 FM121300 00000KT 3SM BR VCSH SCT005 OVC030 FM121600 00000KT P6SM VCSH OVC030 FM121800 10003KT 6SM SHRA BR VCTS OVC025CB FM130100 10005KT P6SM OVC035
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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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