# Cheat River Island Airport (56WV)

**Cheat River Island Airport** (FAA: 56WV) is a small airport in Rowlesburg, West Virginia, United States. It opened in Nov 2023. It has one runway, 2,000 ft (610 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/56wv

## At a glance

- FAA: 56WV
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Rowlesburg, West Virginia, United States
- Opened: Nov 2023
- Elevation: 1,410 ft / 430 m
- Coordinates: 39.3258, -79.6617
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,000 ft / 610 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Weather station: K2G4
- Ident: 56WV

## Timeline

- Nov 2023: Cheat River Island Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 2,000 ft / 610 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,000 ft / 610 m | =24,247 of 29,858 | =11,669 in North America | =10,238 in US |
| Elevation | 1,410 ft / 430 m | =12,786 of 43,403 | =5,520 in North America | =4,227 in US |
| Age | Opened 2023 | =14,418 of 15,079 | =11,578 in North America | =11,437 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [3G5](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k3g5.md) Dawson Army Air Field · 8.2 mi / 13 km
- [WV19](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wv19.md) Moore Field · 8.7 mi / 14 km
- [WV57](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wv57.md) Mckee Sky Ranch Airport · 11 mi / 18 km
- [2MD8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/2md8.md) Greater Gortner Airport · 12 mi / 19 km
- [18WV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/18wv.md) Lynn Airport · 12 mi / 19 km
- [WV53](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wv53.md) Larew Airport · 13 mi / 21 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/56wv/data