KHLX — Twin County
Galax Hillsville, VA · field elevation 2,694 ft · NON-ATCT
KHLX current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KHLX 101035Z AUTO 23004KT 10SM CLR 06/01 A3014 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 230° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 6 °C / dewpoint 1 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.14 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,986 ft · pressure altitude 2,474 ft
- Observed
- 16 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 230° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | 3 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 01 | 3 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
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
- 1156Z / 2218Z
- Magnetic variation
- 8°W (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.