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KHLX · Twin County Airport

ICAO · US · 7 NTSB events

ID KHLX FAA HLX Elev 2,693 ft Lat 36° 45.97' N Lon 80° 49.42' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,151 ft. Max gradient: 1.22% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
01 010° 4,151 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 1.22%
19 190° 4,151 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 1.22%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 118.375
  • A/D ROANOKE APP/DEP 126.000
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KHLX on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 20 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 01–19. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 01–19. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 01–19. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt MIRL Rwy 01–19—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Deer on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (20 sentences)
  • ·VIRGINIA 353 GALAX HILLSVILLE TWIN CO (HLX)(KHLX) 7 NE UTC–5(–4DT) N36º45.96´ W80º49.41´ 2694 B NOTAM FILE HLX RWY 01–19: H4151X75 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL 1.2% up S RWY 01: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 21´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 36´.
  • ·REILS Rwy 01 and 19; PAPI Rwy 01 and 19 ops consly.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1300–2200Z‡.
  • ·Unatndd New Year´s Day, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
  • ·Wkend attendance: coordinate drg rglr weekly bus hrs.
  • ·Self–svc fuel avbl 24 hrs with credit card.
  • ·Aft hrs trml access avbl S side of bldg.
  • ·Rwy mrkg conds vary btwn good and fair.
  • ·Rwy displacement mrkg incorrect.
  • ·Rwy 01 10–20 ft hill lctd 150 ft W of Rwy 01 beginning N of thld.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 276-728-4504
  • ·AWOS–3 118.375 (276) 728–5897.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®ROANOKE APP/DEP CON 126.0 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Roanoke Apch at 540-563-1307.
  • ·PULASKI (H) (H) VORTACW 116.8 PSK Chan 115 N37º05.26´ W80º42.77´ 201º 20.0 NM to fld. 2127/6W.
  • ·DME unusable: 034º–038º byd 25 NM 135º–175º byd 25 NM blo 10,000´ 200º–225º byd 10 NM 250º–350º byd 25 NM blo 10,000´ 284º–286º byd 10 NM blo 10,000´ 287º–316º byd 25 NM blo 10,000´ 315º–335º byd 10 NM blo 10,000´ 334º–033º byd 25 NM blo 10,000´ TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 034º–038º byd 25 NM 053º–100º 135º–175º byd 25 NM blo 10,000´ 200º–225º byd 10 NM 234º–283º 284º–286º byd 10 NM blo 10,000´ 287º–316º byd 25 NM blo 10,000´ 315º–335º byd 10 NM blo 10,000´ 334º–033º byd 25 NM blo 10,000´ COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: ROA twr svcs avbl at 540–563–1307.
  • ·GLADE SPRING N36º49.51´ W82º04.74´ NOTAM FILE DCA.
  • ·(L) (L) VOR/DME 115.55 GZG Chan 102(Y) 045º 19.7 NM to Tazewell Co. 4200/2W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 010º–095º 115º–120º byd 20 NM blo 10,000´ 351º–004º byd 15 NM blo 8,000´ RCO 122.1R 115.55T (LEESBURG RADIO) CINCINNATI L–26I IAP CINCINNATI H–9B, 12G, L–26H NE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Galax

Source: OurAirports community

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

7 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 19,910 ops in 1990

2024 total

8,796

10-yr total

97,931

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 99% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=7

  • Stall / spin 2
  • Other 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2015-07-01 Piper PA28 · Stall / spin · day →
2011-04-24 Cessna 182A · CFIT · VMC · day →
2009-09-13 Cessna 172N · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2007-10-10 Piper PA-28-160 · Other · VMC · day →
1986-10-02 Piper PA-22-150 · Other · VMC · day →
1986-08-16 Mooney M20C · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1983-02-21 Piper PA-28-180 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night →

Designees in VA

CFI Flight Instructors 1,802 A&P Mechanics 4,380 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 58 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 35 Schools Flight Schools 56 FBO Fixed Base Operators 51 Clubs Flying Clubs 37 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 10 EAA EAA Chapters 13

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Randy Steven Mccallister Dublin VA 21 nm
Garland Michael Boone Winston Salem NC 48 nm
Doris Gatewood Stokesdale NC 52 nm
Gary Garavaglia Statesville NC 59 nm
Michael Gwinn Lewisburg WV 65 nm
Travis Jeffrey Williams Danville VA 69 nm
John William Dennis Mooresville NC 71 nm
Daniel Jonathan Moore Elizabethton TN 73 nm
Eric R. Spicer Blountville TN 74 nm
Mark Robey Blountville TN 74 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Jed Michael Diamond Galax VA 7 nm
Thomas Alexander Brannock Galax VA 7 nm
Marcus Holton Key Cana VA 13 nm
Christopher David Large Lowgap NC 15 nm
Randy Steven Mccallister Pulaski VA 18 nm
Harry Thomas Mcfadden Jr Mount Airy NC 19 nm
Marshall Gentry Mallory Mount Airy NC 19 nm
Richard Harry Reichelt Claudville VA 22 nm
Landon Reeves Mitchell Dobson NC 23 nm
Stephen Allen Shore Jr Thurmond NC 23 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Ronald Eugene Schlabach Hillsville VA 4 nm
Jackie William Lawson Jr Austinville VA 7 nm
Jeffrey Louis Kreyling Galax VA 7 nm
Douglas Conelly Milgrim Galax VA 7 nm
Hazen Rene Rowe Galax VA 7 nm
Steven Brian Yusshuk Galax VA 7 nm
Leon Theodore Kyle Galax VA 7 nm
Lance Scott Warstler Galax VA 7 nm
John Murray Scherlen Dugspur VA 11 nm
John Odell Reece Allisonia VA 11 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Twin Lakes Avionics
Advance, NC
 54 nm
Flight1 Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Statesville, NC
 60 nm
Carolina Avionics Group, LLC
Salisbury, NC
 69 nm
H and H Propeller Services, Inc
Burlington, NC
 78 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 83 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 88 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
 93 nm
Aero Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, NC
 110 nm
Mag Aerospace
Sanford, NC
 110 nm
Belle Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Flecther, NC
 115 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.