FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 JULY 2019
Location
| FAA Identifier: | HLX |
| Lat/Long: | 36-45-57.9998N / 080-49-24.8208W
36-45.966663N / 080-49.413680W
36.7661111 / -80.8235613
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2693.8 ft. / 821.1 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
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 |
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| PSKr201/20.0 | | PULASKI VORTAC | | 116.80 | | 06W |
| BLFr154/37.0 | | BLUEFIELD VOR/DME | | 110.00 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ZEPHYR | | 358/27.8 | | 326 | | 08W | | ZEF | --.. . ..-. |
| ASHEE | | 057/31.2 | | 410 | | 07W | | JUH | .--- ..- .... |
| TECH | | 223/33.3 | | 368 | | 06W | | TEC | - . -.-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+
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. |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 36-45.620400N | | 36-46.312927N |
| Longitude: | 080-49.404623W | | 080-49.422737W |
| Elevation: | 2693.4 ft. | | 2641.9 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) | | 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: | 9 ft. trees, 306 ft. from runway, 179 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear
RY 01 HAS 10-20 FT HILL LCTD 150 FT WEST OF RY 01, BEGINS NORTH OF THLD. | | 77 ft. trees, 1576 ft. from runway, 446 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 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: | JOHN LAEL
504 HANGAR RD.
HILLSVILLE, VA 24343-5264
Phone 276-728-4504 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 13 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 30/day * | | 57% | transient general aviation | | 43% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 June 2017 | |
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 ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692. |
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 18 July 2019 at 0901Z to 16 August 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (259KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (209KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
| 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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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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Times for 20-Jul-2019
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:51 | | 09:51 |
| Sunrise | | 06:21 | | 10:21 |
| Sunset | | 20:39 | | 00:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:08 | | 01:08 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Jul-2019 17:51:31 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 20-Jul-2019 13:51:31 |
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| METAR |
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| KHLX | 201735Z AUTO 07003KT 10SM SCT036 29/21 A3012 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE T02920205
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KBCB
33nm NE | 201140Z 2012/2112 00000KT P6SM SKC FM201500 25006KT P6SM SCT045 TEMPO 2019/2023 BKN040 FM210000 VRB03KT P6SM FEW045 SCT250
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KBLF
37nm NW | 201140Z 2012/2112 25004KT 6SM BR SCT020 TEMPO 2012/2013 5SM BR SCT003 BKN020 FM201400 24008G16KT P6SM SCT035 FM202000 24007KT P6SM VCTS BKN040CB FM210000 25004KT P6SM FEW045 SCT250
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