FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
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 -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
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 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (283KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (228KB) |
| 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 27-Dec-2025
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:07 | | 12:07 |
| Sunrise | | 07:36 | | 12:36 |
| Sunset | | 17:13 | | 22:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:42 | | 22:42 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 27-Dec-2025 10:02:05 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 27-Dec-2025 05:02:05 |
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| METAR |
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| KHLX | 270955Z AUTO 27006KT 10SM SCT048 13/10 A2991 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KBCB
33nm NE | 270540Z 2706/2806 00000KT P6SM SCT025 WS020/29035KT TEMPO 2706/2710 BKN025 FM271000 29008G15KT P6SM BKN025 FM271500 28005KT P6SM FEW025 FM272000 31003KT P6SM SCT250 FM280300 09003KT P6SM OVC015
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KBLF
37nm NW | 270540Z 2706/2806 29010G20KT P6SM BKN015 FM271400 29007KT P6SM BKN020 FM271700 29005KT P6SM SCT030 FM272200 29003KT P6SM SCT250 FM280300 15003KT P6SM OVC025
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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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