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

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 07-Dec-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5611:56
Sunrise07:2612:26
Sunset16:5421:54
Evening civil twilight17:2422:24

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  07-Dec-2025 07:55:08
Local (UTC-5)  07-Dec-2025 02:55:08
 
METAR
K2G4 
21nm NE 		070735Z AUTO VRB04G11KT 10SM OVC005 M03/M04 A2995 RMK AO2
KMGW 
23nm NW 		070737Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT016 OVC033 01/M03 A3006 RMK AO2 T00061028
KCKB 
26nm W 		070653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT015 OVC033 00/M02 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP179 T00001022
KEKN 
28nm S 		070651Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC028 01/M02 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP181 T00061017
KW22 
35nm SW 		070735Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC028 M00/M02 A3004 RMK AO2
KVVS 
38nm N 		070735Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC017 00/M02 A3006 RMK AO2 T10051025
TAF
KMGW 
23nm NW 		070529Z 0706/0806 VRB03KT P6SM OVC015 FM071800 25005KT P6SM OVC022 FM080000 36001KT P6SM OVC015
KCKB 
26nm W 		070523Z 0706/0806 21003KT P6SM OVC016 FM071300 00000KT P6SM BKN025 FM071500 21004KT P6SM BKN040 FM072100 23004KT P6SM BKN025
KEKN 
28nm S 		070523Z 0706/0806 00000KT P6SM OVC027 FM071300 00000KT P6SM BKN040 FM071600 22005KT P6SM BKN050
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