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56WV Cheat River Island Airport
Rowlesburg, West Virginia, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 56WV
Lat/Long: 39-19-32.8656N 079-39-42.0624W
39-19.547760N 079-39.701040W
39.3257960,-79.6616840
(estimated)
Elevation: 1410 ft. / 430 m (estimated)
From city: 1 mile SSE of ROWLESBURG, WV
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 26705

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 11/2023
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS: ELKINS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [703-724-4288]
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MGWr151/16.6MORGANTOWN VOR/DME111.6005W
CKBr085/28.5CLARKSBURG VOR/DME112.6004W
ESLr287/31.8KESSEL VOR/DME110.8006W
EKNr047/32.0ELKINS VORTAC114.2007W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
RANDOLPH COUNTY027/27.528407WRQY .-. --.- -.--

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 2000 x 50 ft. / 610 x 15 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 39-19.619940N39-19.475580N
Longitude: 079-39.891600W079-39.510480W
Elevation: 1400.0 ft.1410.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: DAVE GRAYBILL
149 HAMILTON LN
ROWLESBURG, WV 26425
Phone 717-648-5375
Manager: DAVE GRAYBILL
149 HAMILTON LN
ROWLESBURG, WV 26425
Phone 717-648-5375

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 56WV.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

79D - Philippi/Barbour County Regional Airport (21 nm SW)
2G4 - Garrett County Airport (21 nm NE)
KMGW - Morgantown Municipal Airport/Walter L Bill Hart Field (22 nm NW)
4G7 - Fairmont Municipal Airport-Frankman Field (25 nm W)
KCKB - North Central West Virginia Airport (26 nm W)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 02-Nov-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:2111:21
Sunrise07:4911:49
Sunset18:1622:16
Evening civil twilight18:4422:44

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  02-Nov-2026 18:12:28
Local (UTC-4)  02-Nov-2026 14:12:28
 
METAR
K2G4 
21nm NE 		021755Z AUTO 17012KT 10SM OVC055 17/04 A3032 RMK AO2
KMGW 
23nm NW 		021753Z VRB04KT 10SM CLR 22/07 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP255 T02170072 10217 20111 58022
KCKB 
26nm W 		021753Z 23008G18KT 10SM FEW060 21/07 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP246 T02110072 10211 20100 58024
KEKN 
28nm S 		021751Z AUTO 21007G16KT 10SM SCT060 21/06 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP265 T02060061 10206 20089 58025
KW99 
31nm SE 		021755Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM SCT085 A3030 RMK AO2 1//// 2//// 58031 $
KVVS 
38nm N 		021755Z AUTO 22011G15KT 10SM OVC075 22/06 A3028 RMK AO2 T02230056 10229 20120
TAF
KMGW 
23nm NW 		021736Z 0218/0318 18007KT P6SM BKN120 FM030000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT070 FM031600 19005KT P6SM BKN200
KCKB 
26nm W 		021721Z 0218/0318 20004KT P6SM SCT100 FM022200 00000KT P6SM SCT060 FM031200 00000KT P6SM OVC250
KEKN 
28nm S 		021721Z 0218/0318 18006G18KT P6SM FEW090 FM022300 00000KT P6SM OVC100 FM031300 00000KT P6SM OVC250
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