FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SOP |
| Lat/Long: | 35-14-15.4000N / 079-23-19.6650W 35-14.256667N / 079-23.327750W 35.2376111 / -79.3887958 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 455 ft. / 139 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 08W (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of central business district of the associated city |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Savings Time) |
| Zip code: | 28327 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1937 |
| Sectional chart: | CHARLOTTE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SOP (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DEC-FEB 0600-2200, MAR-NOV 0600-2200 AFTER 1900 CTC PHONE NUMBER POSTED ON GA ENTRYWAY. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT HIRL RY 05/23, REIL RY 23 & TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | PPR FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS; CALL AMGR 910-692-3212. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 127.575 (910-692-4287) |
| FAYETTEVILLE APPROACH: | 127.8 |
| FAYETTEVILLE DEPARTURE: | 127.8 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 127.0 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| SDZr085/9.9 | | SANDHILLS VORTAC | | 111.80 | | 03W |
| FAYr305/29.4 | | FAYETTEVILLE VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 04W |
| LIBr165/36.1 | | LIBERTY VORTAC | | 113.00 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| MACKALL | | 027/13.4 | | 278 | | 06W | | HFF | .... ..-. ..-. |
| POPE | | 279/21.3 | | 338 | | 07W | | POB | .--. --- -... |
| ROSCOE | | 040/27.5 | | 375 | | 07W | | RCZ | .-. -.-. --.. |
| FORT BRAGG | | 289/28.9 | | 393 | | 07W | | FGP | ..-. --. .--. |
| SILER CITY | | 180/31.6 | | 371 | | 07W | | TOX | - --- -..- |
| ANSON COUNTY | | 076/36.4 | | 283 | | 07W | | AFP | .- ..-. .--. |
| HARNETT | | 259/36.9 | | 417 | | 08W | | HQT | .... --.- - |
| CITY LAKE | | 149/37.0 | | 266 | | 08W | | CQJ | -.-. --.- .--- |
| CHERAW | | 046/37.9 | | 409 | | 08W | | CQW | -.-. --.- .-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 5503 x 150 ft. / 1677 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 58.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 35-13.943000N | | 35-14.570333N |
| Longitude: | 079-23.727000W | | 079-22.928500W |
| Elevation: | 455.5 ft. | | 431.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 054 magnetic, 046 true | | 234 magnetic, 226 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALS: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
| Obstructions: | 14 ft. road, 850 ft. from runway, 220 ft. left of centerline, 46:1 slope to clear | | 20 ft. tree, 700 ft. from runway, 500 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF MOORE P O BOX 905 CARTHAGE, NC 28327 Phone 910-692-3212 |
| Manager: | GARY BARNUM 7865 NC HWY 22 CARTHAGE, NC 28327 Phone 910-692-3212 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 76 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 60 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 12 | | Jet airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 68/day * | | 57% | transient general aviation | | 32% | local general aviation | | 6% | military | | 3% | air taxi | | 1% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 31 March 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT EXCEPT IN EMERG. HELICOPTERS USE RY 14/32 IN VFR CONDS. AVOID OVERFLY OF RESIDENTIAL AREA NE OF ARPT. MULTI ENGINE ACFT DEPARTING RWY 05 OR 23 MAINTAIN HEADING UNTIL REACHING 1500 FT MSL BEFORE TURNING. |
| - | BIRD ACTVTY ON & INVOF ARPT APR-OCT. |
| - | 12 HR PPR FOR JET OPNS CONDUCTED 2300-0600, CTC AMGR 910-692-3212. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 20 November 2008 at 0901Z and 18 December 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS RWY 05 | |
download (247KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (205KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHFF - Mackall Army Airfield (13 nm SW)
5W4 - P K Airpark (16 nm SE)
KPOB - Pope Air Force Base (19 nm E)
KFBG - Simmons Army Airfield (23 nm E)
KTTA - Sanford-Lee County Regional Airport (25 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken mid August 2008
on short final for runway 23
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 01-Dec-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:42 | | 11:42 |
| Sunrise | | 07:10 | | 12:10 |
| Sunset | | 17:04 | | 22:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:32 | | 22:32 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Dec-2008 00:25:04 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 01-Dec-2008 19:25:04 |
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| METAR |
| KSOP | 012355Z AUTO 24014G19KT 10SM CLR 06/ A2996 RMK AO1 10090 20060 401500050 52030
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KHFF 14nm S | 012355Z 23011KT 10SM FEW050 07/M04 A2999 RMK SLP158 60003 51033
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KPOB 19nm E | 012355Z AUTO 25018G22KT 10SM CLR 07/M03 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP150 T00721026 10106 20072 51031 $
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| NOTAMs |
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