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

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 JUNE 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 05-Jul-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2709:27
Sunrise05:5909:59
Sunset20:4800:48
Evening civil twilight21:2001:20

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2026 13:07:44
Local (UTC-4)  05-Jul-2026 09:07:44
 
METAR
K2G4 
21nm NE 		051255Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 23/20 A3008 RMK AO2
KMGW 
23nm NW 		051253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 25/21 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP150 T02500211
KCKB 
26nm W 		051253Z 15004KT 10SM FEW060 24/20 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP142 T02440200 $
KEKN 
28nm S 		051251Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/20 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP168 T02280200 $
KW99 
31nm SE 		051255Z AUTO 00000KT 2 1/2SM BR OVC140 23/22 A2998 RMK AO2 T02290223
KW22 
35nm SW 		051255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT023 BKN030 OVC046 25/20 A3003 RMK AO2
KVVS 
38nm N 		051255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 25/20 A3000 RMK AO2 T02510205
TAF
KMGW 
23nm NW 		051130Z 0512/0612 00000KT P6SM SCT250 FM052100 VRB03KT 6SM -SHRA BKN090 PROB30 0521/0602 4SM -TSRA OVC035CB FM060300 00000KT 5SM -SHRA BKN060 PROB30 0603/0607 3SM -TSRA BR OVC035CB FM060700 00000KT 4SM BR SCT005 BKN015 FM060900 00000KT 3/4SM BR SCT003 BKN009 FM061000 00000KT 1 1/2SM BR SCT003 BKN006
KCKB 
26nm W 		051122Z 0512/0612 VRB04KT P6SM SCT160 FM051800 VRB03KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS BKN090CB FM060200 00000KT P6SM -SHRA BKN060 FM060600 00000KT 4SM BR BKN020
KEKN 
28nm S 		051156Z 0512/0612 00000KT 3SM BR SCT004 SCT100 TEMPO 0512/0513 BKN004 FM051300 26005KT P6SM SCT100 FM051700 26005KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS BKN080CB FM060000 00000KT P6SM -SHRA BKN050 FM060400 00000KT 3SM BR SCT016 FM060800 00000KT 1/2SM FG BKN003
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