Twin County
HLX · KHLX · Galax Hillsville, Virginia · Carroll County · map
Twin County is a public-use airport owned by Twin County Arpt Comsn, 7 miles northeast of Galax Hillsville, Virginia, 2,694 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 01/19, is 4,151 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 21 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 8,796 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Twin County?
Its FAA code is HLX, and its ICAO code is KHLX.
Where is Twin County?
It is 7 miles northeast of Galax Hillsville, Virginia, 2,694 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Twin County?
Its one runway, 01/19, is 4,151 feet long, asphalt.
Does Twin County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Twin County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Twin County?
2 pilot examiners and 6 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Twin County…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA HLX · ICAO KHLX
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Twin County Arpt Comsn
- Elevation
- 2,694 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- M to F, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Cincinnati sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8W
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 4,151 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 01: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 41 ft high 985 ft from the end
- Runway 19: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 54 ft high 1,237 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 126.0 | |
| Hlx and aWOS-3 | 118.375 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 276-728-5897.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Mount Airy/Surry County (22 nm southeast), New River Valley Airport (23 nm north), Mountain Empire Airport (26 nm west).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Virginia · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 1/19 - the common traffic frequency. Runway end identifier lightss runway 1 and 19; PAPI runway 1 and 19 operations continuously.
- Wkend attendance: coordinate drg rglr weekly bus hours.
- Aft hours terminal access available south side of building.
- Unatndd new YEAR'S day, easter, thanksgiving, and christmas.
- SELF-SVC fuel avlb 24 hours with credit card.
- Runway mrkg conditions vary between good and fair. Runway displacement mrkg incorrect.
- Runway 01 has 10-20 feet hill located 150 feet west of runway 01, beginning north of thld.
- Deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Runway 01 10-20 feet hill located 150 feet west of runway 01 beginning north of thld.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 17 |
| multi-engine | 1 |
| helicopters | 3 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 8,796, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 4,991 |
| general aviation, local | 3,744 |
| military | 61 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Galax Hillsville from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Galax Hillsville, VA as the owner's town.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor, 2 for type ratings; 2 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 6 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 2 engineering representatives, 1 training center examiner.
- Doris Gatewood private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Shiloh Airport · Stoneville, NC (47 nm) · (540) 522-6115 · [email protected]
- Garland Michael Boone private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency); airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Signature Flight Support · Winston Salem, NC (48 nm) · (336) 403-4622 · [email protected]
All 15 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 7 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 7 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Virginia 1,361 since 1982 · 229 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Virginia 64 landing places
- Virginia 5,971 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/HLX.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 29, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.