FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | HLX |
| Lat/Long: | 36-45-58.0130N / 080-49-24.8360W
36-45.966883N / 080-49.413933W
36.7661147 / -80.8235656
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2693 ft. / 820.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (1995) |
| 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 |
| Sectional chart: | CINCINNATI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | HLX (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | M-F 0800-1700
ATTND IREG. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 01/19 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RYS 01 & 19 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 01 & 19 OPERATE CONT. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 VORTAC | | 110.00 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HILLSVILLE | | at field | | 269 | | 06W | | HLX | .... .-.. -..- |
| MOUNT AIRY | | 336/26.8 | | 223 | | 07W | | AZW | .- --.. .-- |
| ZEPHYR | | 355/27.6 | | 326 | | 05W | | ZEF | --.. . ..-. |
| TECH | | 223/33.3 | | 368 | | 06W | | TEC | - . -.-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
SELF-SVC CREDIT CARD FUEL AVLB 24 HRS |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| 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 good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 36-45.620600N | | 36-46.313167N |
| Longitude: | 080-49.404850W | | 080-49.423033W |
| Elevation: | 2693.1 ft. | | 2641.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.3% | | 1.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 005 magnetic, 359 true | | 185 magnetic, 179 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-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: | 51 ft. trees, 1596 ft. from runway, 259 ft. left of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear | | 29 ft. pole, lighted, 447 ft. from runway, 268 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
TREE 76 FT ABOVE RY END; 1000 FT FROM RY END, 344 FT R. |
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: | TRANSITION
504 HANGAR RD.
HILLSVILLE, VA 24343-5264
Phone 276-728-4504
OR 276-236-3412 FAX OR VOICE. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 12 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 46/day * | | 53% | transient general aviation | | 40% | local general aviation | | 6% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 March 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 135.075 THRU ROA CLEARANCE DELIVERY. |
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 between 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (264KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (220KB) |
| NDB-A | |
download (156KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (31KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMWK - Mount Airy/Surry County Airport (23 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 taken 30-Oct-2005
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 27-Nov-2009
| | Local
(UTC-5) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:46 | | 11:46 |
| Sunrise | | 07:15 | | 12:15 |
| Sunset | | 17:07 | | 22:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:36 | | 22:36 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 27-Nov-2009 07:54:29 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 27-Nov-2009 02:54:29 |
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| METAR |
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| KHLX | 270740Z AUTO 28013G20KT 10SM BKN017 OVC021 02/M02 A2981 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KBLF
37nm NW | 270533Z 2706/2806 31021G30KT P6SM OVC018 FM271100 29012G24KT 5SM -SHSN OVC007 FM271800 28014G26KT P6SM -SHSN BKN035 FM272100 29013G24KT P6SM SCT015
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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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