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KSOP — Moore County
Pinehurst/Southern Pines, NC · field elevation 459 ft · NON-ATCT
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KSOP current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KSOP 252356Z AUTO 30003KT 10SM CLR 16/09 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP163 6//// T01560089 10228 20156 56000 PNO $
- Wind
- from 300° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 16 °C / dewpoint 9 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Density altitude
- 540 ft · pressure altitude 379 ft
- Observed
- 3 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 300° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 05 | 1 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KSOP — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KSOP — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 35.23742, -79.38903
- Elevation
- 459 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1108Z / 2310Z
- Magnetic variation
- 8°W (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- Charlotte
- County
- Moore, NC
Everything else KSOP publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 6,503 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- Clearance
- 127.0
- CTAF
- 123.05
- UNICOM
- 123.05
- Approach
- 127.8
Published procedures
- 6 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KHFF Mackall AAF13 nm
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- KRCZ Richmond County28 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KSOP airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other North Carolina airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.