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56WV · Cheat River Island Airport

FAA-LID · US · 2 NTSB events

ID 56WV Elev 1,410 ft Lat 39° 19.55' N Lon 79° 39.70' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.50%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
13 — 2,000 ft 50 ft Turf No 0.50%
31 — 2,000 ft 50 ft Turf No 0.50%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Loss of control 2

All time · n=2

  • Loss of control 2

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-10-12 Maule M8 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2024-10-11 Aviat A1 · Loss of control · VMC · dusk →

Designees in WV

CFI Flight Instructors 224 A&P Mechanics 1,154 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 13 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 5 Schools Flight Schools 5 FBO Fixed Base Operators 22 Clubs Flying Clubs 9 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 1 EAA EAA Chapters 5

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Mitchell Thomas Pennington Petersburg WV 32 nm
Piet Edward Barber Wiley Ford WV 45 nm
Stanley Michael Shimkus Irwin PA 60 nm
Michael Kenneth Cahill Moon Township PA 75 nm
Charles Edward Sargent Beaver Falls PA 91 nm
Eric Carl Stormfels Beaver Falls PA 91 nm
Richard Michael Morning Altoona PA 92 nm
Bradley Palmer Charlottesville VA 95 nm
Steven Earl Nixon Brandy Station VA 97 nm
Michael Gwinn Lewisburg WV 98 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Mikel Richard Rudolph Terra Alta WV 9 nm
Nicholas David Hartsell Independence WV 10 nm
Rodney Alan Moore Thornton WV 12 nm
Matthew Robert Lambert Thornton WV 12 nm
Jeffrey Thomas Plitt Moatsville WV 13 nm
James Lyons Gibson Oakland MD 13 nm
Elias William Stoop Montrose WV 17 nm
Richard Francis Schreib Swanton MD 22 nm
Bruce Jay Brotman Morgantown WV 23 nm
Vincent Albert Collins Morgantown WV 23 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Joseph Emery Peaslee Jr Rowlesburg WV 2 nm
Paul Emmett Wolfe Rowlesburg WV 2 nm
Richard Allen Goff Rowlesburg WV 2 nm
Jordan Anthony Lantz Aurora WV 5 nm
Matthew Lee Mccauley Tunnelton WV 6 nm
James Carl Lonsdale Kingwood WV 9 nm
Leslie Alan Zinn Kingwood WV 9 nm
Jerry Lee Hajny Kingwood WV 9 nm
Paul Edward Hay Terra Alta WV 9 nm
George Terrance Delauder Terra Alta WV 9 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Skymark Aviation & Avionics, LLC
Morgantown, WV
 23 nm
Advanced Aircraft Maintenance, Inc
Belle Vernon, PA
 54 nm
Skydive Front Royal
Front Royal, VA
 70 nm
Shenandoah Avionics, LLC
Weyers Cave, VA
 73 nm
Advanced AeroWorks and Avionics, LLC
Indiana, PA
 83 nm
South Mountain Aviation
Hagerstown , MD
 92 nm
Beaver Air Group LLC
Beaver Falls, PA
 93 nm
Quality Avionics
Zelienople, PA
 93 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Washington, DC
Manassas, VA
 105 nm
Flywyld Aviation
Manassas, VA
 107 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.