KHLX — Twin County
Galax Hillsville, VA · field elevation 2,694 ft · NON-ATCT
1 AIRMET & SIGMET Read in the EFB →
KHLX current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KHLX 111155Z AUTO 28006KT 10SM SCT012 SCT019 SCT050 22/20 A3018 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW
- Wind
- from 280° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 22 °C / dewpoint 20 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.18 inHg
- Density altitude
- 3,838 ft · pressure altitude 2,434 ft
- Observed
- 23 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 280° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 1 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 19 | 1 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KHLX — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KHLX — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 36.76604, -80.82356
- Elevation
- 2,694 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1037Z / 0019Z
- Magnetic variation
- -8° (2010)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- Cincinnati
- County
- Carroll, VA
Everything else KHLX publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 4,151 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
- Approach
- 126.0
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KMWK Mount Airy/Surry County22 nm
- KPSK New River Valley23 nm
- KMKJ Mountain Empire26 nm
- KBCB Virginia Tech/Montgomery Exec33 nm
- KGEV Ashe County35 nm
- KUKF Wilkes County35 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KHLX airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Virginia airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.