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

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 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 24-Oct-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1211:12
Sunrise07:3911:39
Sunset18:2722:27
Evening civil twilight18:5422:54

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Oct-2026 00:51:32
Local (UTC-4)  24-Oct-2026 20:51:32
 
METAR
K2G4 
21nm NE 		250035Z AUTO 13013KT 10SM CLR 07/M00 A3048 RMK AO2
KMGW 
23nm NW 		242353Z VRB05KT 10SM CLR 14/05 A3046 RMK AO2 SLP318 T01440050 10194 20139 53011 $
KCKB 
26nm W 		242353Z 04003KT 10SM CLR 12/06 A3043 RMK AO2 SLP306 T01220061 10189 20117 53009
KEKN 
28nm S 		242351Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW055 11/06 A3046 RMK AO2 SLP330 T01110056 10189 20100 53018
KW99 
31nm SE 		250035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/08 A3050 RMK AO2 T00750075 $
KVVS 
38nm N 		250035Z AUTO 12010G15KT 080V140 10SM CLR 12/03 A3048 RMK AO2 T01250029
TAF
KMGW 
23nm NW 		241720Z 2418/2518 12004KT P6SM SCT040 FM250000 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
KCKB 
26nm W 		241720Z 2418/2518 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
KEKN 
28nm S 		241720Z 2418/2518 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM250800 00000KT 6SM BR SKC FM250900 00000KT 2SM BR SKC FM251200 00000KT 1/2SM FG VV002 FM251300 00000KT P6SM SKC
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