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KHLX Twin County Airport
Galax Hillsville, Virginia, USA

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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
PSKr201/20.0PULASKI VORTAC116.8006W
BLFr154/37.0BLUEFIELD VOR/DME115.0503W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
TECH225/33.336808WTEC - . -.-.

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: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: RY MARKING CONDITIONS VARY BTWN GOOD & FAIR. RY DISPLACEMENT MARKING INCORRECT
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Latitude: 36-45.620387N36-46.312903N
Longitude: 080-49.404570W080-49.422647W
Elevation: 2693.5 ft.2642.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 007 magnetic, 359 true187 magnetic, 179 true
Displaced threshold: no50 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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
    
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
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Aerial photo of KHLX (Twin County Airport)
Photo by Jeff Kennon
Photo taken 17-Oct-2014
looking south.

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 19-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0211:02
Sunrise07:2811:28
Sunset19:3423:34
Evening civil twilight20:0024:00

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-Mar-2024 05:56:07
Local (UTC-4)  19-Mar-2024 01:56:07
 
METAR
KHLX 190535Z AUTO 31019G24KT 10SM OVC034 M03/M11 A2994 RMK AO2 T10331110
TAF
KBCB 
33nm NE 
181731Z 1818/1918 31012G22KT P6SM SCT060 SCT180 FM190200 30011G22KT P6SM SCT080 SCT120
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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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 
 
 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Fuel Prices
 
Comments
  
Twin County Airport 276-728-4504
[web site]
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft ground handling, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, Passenger terminal and lounge, ...

More info about Twin County Airport
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100LL Jet A
SS $5.75 $5.35 
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