Twin County Airport (KHLX), Virginia
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Twin County Airport (KHLX) serves Galax and Hillsville, Virginia with a single asphalt runway at an elevation of 2,694 feet. The field is non-towered, with attendance scheduled Monday through Friday from 0800 to 1700, and self-service fuel available around the clock. Business aviation traffic here is modest, and the nearest customs facility sits at KINT, roughly 48 nautical miles away, since KHLX has no onsite customs capability of its own.
Runways
Twin County Airport has one paved runway, 01/19, 4,151 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Twin County Airport has Jet A+ and 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 8am to 5pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Twin County Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Smith Reynolds (KINT), 48 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Twin County Airport recorded 76 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in February. Business aviation traffic at KHLX concentrates in February and August, according to FAA TFMSC data, with several other months seeing minimal activity.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month February, 14 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Weather station is 4.7 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Twin County Airport has published operating constraints in four categories: access, runway notes, environmental and other notes.
Runway 1/19 medium intensity runway lighting (MIRL) is activated via CTAF. Runway end identifier lights (REILS) serve Runway 1 and Runway 19, and a precision approach path indicator (PAPI) operates on both Runway 1 and Runway 19 continuously.
For clearance delivery, contact Roanoke Approach.
Runway marking conditions vary between good and fair. The runway displacement marking is incorrect.
Runway 01 has a 10 to 20 foot hill located 150 feet west of the runway, beginning north of the threshold.
Runway 01 has a 10 to 20 foot hill located 150 feet west of the runway, beginning north of the threshold.
Deer are present on and in the vicinity of the airport.
Self-service fuel is available 24 hours a day using a credit card.
Roanoke tower services are available.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Twin County Airport has five airfields within 30 NM. The closest is Micro, 18.28 NM east.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KHLX
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Frequently asked questions
What runway does KHLX offer for business aviation traffic?
Twin County Airport (KHLX) has a single paved runway, 01/19, measuring 4,151 feet long and 75 feet wide with an asphalt surface. There is no parallel or crosswind runway available. Pilots operating larger business aircraft should confirm performance data against this single-runway constraint before planning a visit, particularly with the hill obstruction noted near Runway 01.
Is fuel available at KHLX outside staffed hours?
Self-service fuel is available 24 hours a day at Twin County Airport (KHLX) using a credit card. The field carries both 100LL and A+ fuel types, with staffed attendance scheduled Monday through Friday from 0800 to 1700. Outside those hours, pilots rely on the self-service option to fuel up.
Where is the nearest customs facility to KHLX?
The nearest customs airport to Twin County Airport (KHLX) is KINT, located approximately 47.81 nautical miles away. KHLX itself has no onsite customs processing. Flights requiring customs clearance near this Galax-Hillsville, Virginia field should plan to route through KINT instead.
What obstruction should pilots be aware of near Runway 01 at KHLX?
A 10 to 20 foot hill sits 150 feet west of Runway 01 at Twin County Airport (KHLX), beginning north of the threshold. This obstruction is noted in the field's operational remarks and should factor into approach and departure planning for Runway 01. Pilots should also note that runway displacement marking at KHLX is listed as incorrect, and marking condition varies between good and fair.