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

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 04 SEPTEMBER 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 16-Sep-2025
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3510:35
Sunrise07:0211:02
Sunset19:2523:25
Evening civil twilight19:5223:52

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Sep-2025 04:42:33
Local (UTC-4)  16-Sep-2025 00:42:33
 
METAR
K2G4 
21nm NE 		160415Z AUTO 13006KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A3027 RMK AO2
KMGW 
23nm NW 		160353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/12 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP221 T01940122
KCKB 
26nm W 		160353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR A3019 RMK AO2 SLPNO $
KEKN 
28nm S 		160351Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW090 15/14 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP230 T01500139
KW22 
35nm SW 		160415Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/13 A3020 RMK AO2
KVVS 
38nm N 		160415Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM CLR 21/12 A3021 RMK AO2 T02100121
TAF
KMGW 
23nm NW 		151720Z 1518/1618 08004KT P6SM FEW070
KCKB 
26nm W 		151720Z 1518/1618 08006KT P6SM BKN240 FM161300 07004KT P6SM SCT240
KEKN 
28nm S 		151720Z 1518/1618 10005KT P6SM BKN070 FM160500 00000KT 3SM BR SCT001 FM160600 00000KT 1SM BR BKN001 FM161400 09004KT P6SM SCT160
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