56WV
Cheat River Island Airport
Cheat River Island Airport (56WV) is a general-aviation airfield serving Rowlesburg, West Virginia. The field lies at 1,410 ft (430 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 2,000 ft (610 m), grass. Its nearest neighbour is Dawson Army Air Field (K3G5), 7 nm N.
Cheat River Island Airport is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 1,410 ft (430 m)
- Coordinates
- 39.3258, -79.6617
- Serving
- Rowlesburg
- Region
- West Virginia
- Time zone
- America/New_York
Runways1 · longest 2,000 ft
The diagram shows each runway’s orientation and relative length, read from its designator — runway 13 points 130° magnetic. Threshold coordinates are not published for this field, so strips are drawn about its centre rather than where they sit on the ground. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 2,000 ft610 m | 50 ft | Grass | — |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.