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Cheat River Island Airport (56WV) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:55 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K2G4), 56WV is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 9 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Cheat River Island Airport in Rowlesburg, WV, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K2G4): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Cheat River Island Airport (56WV) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Rowlesburg, WV at a field elevation of 1,410 ft. 56WV has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K2G4, about 22 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMGW.

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VFR
Observed 1255Z (8:55 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K2G4, 21.5 nm away.

Wind
150° 9 kt
Visibility
9 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.37"
Temp / Dew
50°F / 10°C
feels like 46°F

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 9 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.37 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K2G4 281255Z AUTO 15009KT 9SM CLR 10/09 A3037 RMK AO2

What changed at K2G4 (nearest station)?

Since the 1235Z (8:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Visibility moved from 6 SM to 9 SM.
  • Mist ended (BR).

Current pilot readout for 56WV

Based on the nearest station (K2G4), 56WV is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 9 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 13. Density altitude is approximately 600 ft (field elevation 1,410 ft). 56WV does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMGW, about 23 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
13FAV7 kt head5 kt right
317 kt tail5 kt left

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56WV runways

1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 13/31
    2,000 × 50 ft · Turf
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 56WV
    Wind
    13
    7 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    31
    7 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
091713Z01Z12Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

56WV weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 56WV

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1144Z (7:44 AM EDT) · 83 NM W of 56WV · 5,000 ft MSL · C25B
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PKB UA /OV PKB/TM 1144/FL050/TP C25B/SK SKC/TB NEG DURD
PKB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PKBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1144Reported at 11:44 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP C25BAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEG DURDTurbulence: none reported durd.
PIREP1122Z (7:22 AM EDT) · 89 NM SW of 56WV · 26,000 ft MSL · TBM7
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CRW UA /OV HVQ090030/TM 1122/FL260/TP TBM7/TB NEG/IC NEG
CRW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HVQ090030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1122Reported at 11:22 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM7Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1056Z (6:56 AM EDT) · 56 NM E of 56WV · 2,000 ft MSL · B738
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IAD UA /OV AML300050/TM 1056/FL020/TP B738/SK BKN020
IAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AML300050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1056Reported at 10:56 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP0907Z (5:07 AM EDT) · 49 NM NW of 56WV · 18,000 ft MSL · B738
continuous light chop 18,000–25,000 ft turbulence
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HLG UA /OV AIR150020/TM 0907/FL180/TP B738/TB CONS LGT CHOP 180-250/RM ZOB
HLG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AIR150020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0907Reported at 09:07 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOP 180-250Turbulence: continuous light chop 18,000–25,000 ft.
RM ZOBRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 56WV

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K2G4 reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 94%MVFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 6/12 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 6/12 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,500 ft
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 3

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

13
51%
31
49%

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Live crosswind meter

56WV has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K2G4, 22 nm away.

N13319 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
5 kt

Wind is 34° off runway 13, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Cheat River Island Airport (56WV) with runway 13/31 marked
N ↑

Runway 13/31 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
56WV
City
Rowlesburg
State
West Virginia
Country
United States
Elevation
1,410 ft
Coordinates
39.3258, -79.6617
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K2G4
TAF
Nearest KMGW
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
9h 6m

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Pilot PIREPs for Cheat River Island Airport (56WV)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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