FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 | | Jet airplanes: | | 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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 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 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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Click on chart to expand
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 17-May-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:45 | | 09:45 |
| Sunrise | | 06:14 | | 10:14 |
| Sunset | | 20:25 | | 00:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:54 | | 00:54 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 09:25:45 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 17-May-2008 05:25:45 |
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| METAR |
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| KHLX | 170900Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM SCT024 08/08 A2988 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KBLF
37nm NW | 170744Z 170806 27007KT 1SM BR OVC001 TEMPO 0811 3SM BR SCT003 OVC007 FM1100 28006KT P6SM SCT007 OVC014 FM1300 27008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN250 FM1500 27013G21KT P6SM BKN100 FM0100 25007KT P6SM SCT025 OVC050
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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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