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

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 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 20-May-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3109:31
Sunrise06:0210:02
Sunset20:2800:28
Evening civil twilight20:5900:59

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  20-May-2026 04:50:12
Local (UTC-4)  20-May-2026 00:50:12
 
METAR
K2G4 
21nm NE 		200435Z AUTO 26008G17KT 10SM SCT085 22/16 A3019 RMK AO2
KMGW 
23nm NW 		200353Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM FEW100 25/17 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP189 T02500172
KCKB 
26nm W 		200353Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM BKN100 24/17 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP182 T02390172
KEKN 
28nm S 		200351Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM SCT110 18/17 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP207 T01830167
KW99 
31nm SE 		200435Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC170 19/19 A3009 RMK AO2 T01890188
KW22 
35nm SW 		200435Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW100 22/18 A3015 RMK AO2
KVVS 
38nm N 		200435Z AUTO 28008KT 10SM SCT036 BKN070 OVC090 24/18 A3014 RMK AO2 T02430175
TAF
KMGW 
23nm NW 		191739Z 1918/2018 23010KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150 TEMPO 1918/1919 4SM TSRA BKN015CB FM201000 24004KT P6SM -SHRA OVC025
KCKB 
26nm W 		192303Z 1923/2018 21006KT P6SM FEW250 FM200300 00000KT P6SM SCT200 FM201500 25006KT P6SM BKN035 FM201700 26007KT P6SM VCSH BKN030
KEKN 
28nm S 		191720Z 1918/2018 26009KT P6SM SCT050 FM201200 27007KT P6SM VCSH BKN060
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