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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 13-Jul-2025
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3209:32
Sunrise06:0410:04
Sunset20:4500:45
Evening civil twilight21:1601:16

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  14-Jul-2025 03:37:49
Local (UTC-4)  13-Jul-2025 23:37:49
 
METAR
K2G4 
21nm NE 		140315Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM -RA BR FEW002 SCT022 BKN075 21/20 A3016 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND SE
KMGW 
23nm NW 		140253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/22 A3007 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE AND E SLP171 60001 T02330217 51015
KCKB 
26nm W 		140253Z 19005KT 10SM CLR 24/21 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP163 T02390211 51016
KEKN 
28nm S 		140251Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW039 SCT047 BKN120 23/21 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP187 60000 T02330206 53009
KW99 
31nm SE 		140315Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM BKN090 23/23 A3006 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE T02270227 $
KW22 
35nm SW 		140315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN075 OVC085 23/21 A3010 RMK AO2
KVVS 
38nm N 		140315Z AUTO 05005KT 10SM CLR 23/21 A3007 RMK AO2 T02300208
TAF
KMGW 
23nm NW 		132149Z 1322/1418 22009KT P6SM VCSH BKN100 FM140600 00000KT 4SM BR BKN040 FM140800 00000KT 1SM BR SCT003 BKN010 TEMPO 1408/1411 1/2SM FG BKN003 FM141300 00000KT P6SM BKN025 FM141500 24004KT P6SM BKN035
KCKB 
26nm W 		140206Z 1402/1424 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM140400 00000KT P6SM -SHRA BKN100 FM140800 00000KT 3SM BR SCT005 FM140900 00000KT 1SM BR SCT004 FM141200 21003KT P6SM SCT040
KEKN 
28nm S 		140210Z 1402/1424 00000KT P6SM VCTS BKN070CB TEMPO 1403/1405 4SM -SHRA BR BKN035 FM140500 00000KT 5SM BR BKN110 FM140800 00000KT 2SM BR SCT004 FM140900 00000KT 1/4SM FG OVC001 FM141230 25004KT P6SM BKN060
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