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

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 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 -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 16-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0311:03
Sunrise07:3011:30
Sunset19:2523:25
Evening civil twilight19:5223:52

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Mar-2026 17:05:24
Local (UTC-4)  16-Mar-2026 13:05:24
 
METAR
K2G4 
21nm NE 		161555Z AUTO 20013G23KT 10SM CLR 13/10 A2945 RMK AO2 P0001
KMGW 
23nm NW 		161653Z 22008G23KT 200V260 10SM SCT030 BKN045 OVC060 17/10 A2941 RMK AO2 SLP954 T01670100
KCKB 
26nm W 		161653Z 28011G23KT 10SM -RA BKN010 BKN015 OVC027 09/07 A2947 RMK AO2 PK WND 26035/1626 WSHFT 1619 RAB43 CIG 009V013 SLP969 P0000 T00940072
KEKN 
28nm S 		161651Z AUTO 18011G21KT 10SM CLR 17/09 A2941 RMK AO2 RAB1554E05 SLP955 P0000 T01720094
KW99 
31nm SE 		161655Z AUTO 20011G17KT 10SM FEW070 SCT100 SCT150 21/11 A2937 RMK AO2 PRESFR T02140106
KW22 
35nm SW 		161555Z AUTO 24010KT 10SM CLR 16/10 A2945 RMK AO2
TAF
KMGW 
23nm NW 		161500Z 1615/1712 19010G25KT P6SM FEW090 BKN120 FM161700 25014G26KT 5SM -RA BR OVC010 FM162100 24012G25KT 1SM -RASN OVC006 FM170000 25012G28KT 1/2SM SN SCT008 BKN011 FM170200 26014G30KT 5SM -SHSN BKN019
KCKB 
26nm W 		161506Z 1615/1712 19008G15KT 6SM -RA SCT020 BKN070 TEMPO 1615/1617 25015G32KT 3SM RA BKN009 FM161700 23015G26KT 6SM -SHRA BKN015 FM162000 25013G26KT 2SM RA BR OVC007 FM162300 25012G27KT 5SM -SHSN BKN012 FM170100 26013G24KT P6SM BKN017 FM170400 27015G25KT P6SM BKN025
KEKN 
28nm S 		161507Z 1615/1712 13008G16KT 6SM -RA BKN060 TEMPO 1616/1618 25015G31KT 3SM RA BKN010 FM161800 26012G26KT 4SM -RA BR BKN012 FM162100 26010G20KT 1SM RAPLSN BR OVC005 FM162300 27012G25KT 3SM -SHSN BKN008 FM170100 27012G24KT 5SM -SHSN BKN012 FM170600 28013G26KT P6SM -SHSN BKN022
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