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

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 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 16-Aug-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0510:05
Sunrise06:3310:33
Sunset20:1200:12
Evening civil twilight20:4100:41

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Aug-2026 16:46:55
Local (UTC-4)  16-Aug-2026 12:46:55
 
METAR
K2G4 
21nm NE 		161615Z AUTO VRB06G14KT 210V290 M1/4SM +DZ FG OVC002 21/21 A3011 RMK AO2
KMGW 
23nm NW 		161600Z 22006KT 10SM -RA BR OVC010 24/23 A3006 RMK AO2 CIG 007V014 P0000 T02440228 $
KCKB 
26nm W 		161553Z 22009G19KT 10SM BKN010 OVC016 24/23 A3007 RMK AO2 RAB02E19 CIG 007V012 SLP167 P0002 T02440228
KEKN 
28nm S 		161607Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM -RA SCT020 SCT040 BKN070 24/23 A3013 RMK AO2 RAB1553 P0000 T02390233 $
KW99 
31nm SE 		161635Z AUTO 18009KT 10SM SCT041 BKN049 28/27 A3002 RMK AO2 T02790270 $
KVVS 
38nm N 		161615Z AUTO 23009KT 10SM OVC007 24/23 A3005 RMK AO2 T02400228
TAF
KMGW 
23nm NW 		161120Z 1612/1712 21005KT 6SM -SHRA SCT015 OVC035 FM161300 21005KT 5SM BR BKN008 FM161600 22008KT P6SM BKN020 FM162000 24007KT P6SM -SHRA OVC025 TEMPO 1621/1624 VRB15G30KT 2SM +TSRA OVC025CB FM170500 22005KT 6SM BR BKN008
KCKB 
26nm W 		161120Z 1612/1712 20006KT 6SM BR VCTS FEW005 BKN011CB TEMPO 1612/1614 3SM -TSRA BR OVC005CB FM161400 21008G15KT P6SM VCTS BKN016CB FM161800 24008G16KT P6SM VCTS BKN040CB FM170300 22006KT 6SM BR BKN030
KEKN 
28nm S 		161120Z 1612/1712 19005KT 6SM BR VCTS OVC011CB TEMPO 1612/1615 3SM -TSRA BR OVC011CB FM161500 22007KT P6SM VCTS BKN023CB FM161900 26008G17KT P6SM VCTS BKN045CB FM170400 22006KT 4SM BR BKN029
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