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

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 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 -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 12-Jul-2025
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3209:32
Sunrise06:0310:03
Sunset20:4500:45
Evening civil twilight21:1701:17

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Jul-2025 13:54:42
Local (UTC-4)  12-Jul-2025 09:54:42
 
METAR
K2G4 
21nm NE 		120400Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM CLR 21/20 A3016 RMK AO2
KMGW 
23nm NW 		121253Z 17003KT 10SM CLR 24/21 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP179 T02440206
KCKB 
26nm W 		121253Z 17003KT 10SM CLR 25/21 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP171 T02500206
KEKN 
28nm S 		121251Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/20 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP198 T02220200
KW99 
31nm SE 		121335Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/22 A3008 RMK AO2 T02440222 $
KW22 
35nm SW 		121335Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/21 A3011 RMK AO2
KVVS 
38nm N 		121335Z AUTO 27005KT 10SM CLR 27/22 A3009 RMK AO2 T02670219
TAF
KMGW 
23nm NW 		121128Z 1212/1312 00000KT P6SM SCT250 FM121500 19005KT P6SM SCT045 FM130000 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250
KCKB 
26nm W 		121128Z 1212/1312 00000KT P6SM SKC FM121500 22005KT P6SM FEW040
KEKN 
28nm S 		121128Z 1212/1312 00000KT 1/4SM FG BKN003 FM121300 00000KT 2SM BR FEW250 FM121330 00000KT 5SM BR FEW250 FM121400 25003KT P6SM SCT040 FM130700 00000KT 3SM BR SCT002 FM130800 00000KT 2SM BR BKN002
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