Moore County Airport (KSOP) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 8:56 PM ET, Oct 27, KSOP is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Moore County Airport in Carthage, NC, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Moore County Airport (KSOP) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Carthage, NC at a field elevation of 459 ft. KSOP reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 6,503 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 127.575.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.30 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSOP 280056Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/10 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP266 T01220100 PNO $
What changed at KSOP?
Since the 2356Z (7:56 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 2356Z (7:56 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KSOP
KSOP is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -250 ft (field elevation 459 ft). KSOP does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFBG, about 23 nm away.
KSOP by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
KSOP reported VFR in 81% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 275 flyable days a year. April is the most reliable month and December the least, with IFR or worse 14% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually low ceilings rather than fog (ceilings under 1,000 ft 9% of hours, visibility under 3 miles 3%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 23 had the best headwind 59% of the time, runway 05 41%, and winds were calm 31% of hours. Winds most often blow from the southwest. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.
Thunderstorms were reported on about 45 days a year. 68% of storm hours fall in June, July and August, peaking in July when storms were in the air 3% of the time.
Field elevation is 459 ft, but on a median summer afternoon the air performs like 2,307 ft, 1,848 ft higher. Plan for a longer takeoff roll and a weaker climb from June to August.
Winds were calm 25% of the time and averaged 4.7 kt overall. April is the windiest month (mean 6 kt) and August the calmest.
Sources: hourly observations 2006 to 2025 and the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | 6,503 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 23 | 6,503 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KSOP 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 05/236,503 × 150 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KSOPWind
- 05
- no steady wind
- 23
- no steady wind
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“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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KSOP weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at KSOP
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KSOP reported mostly VFR across 25 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 05
- 73%
- 23
- 27%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KSOP's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 6,503 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 05/23 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A+
- Attended
- Daily 0800-2000 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bottled, high pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KSOP
- IATA
- SOP
- FAA LID
- SOP
- City
- Carthage
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 459 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.2372, -79.3894
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 6,503 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KFBG
- AWOS/ASOS
- 127.575 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 20h 44m
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Historical Flying Weather at KSOP
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KSOP reported VFR conditions during about 81.2% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 275 VFR flying days a year. April had the most VFR weather; December had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 4.7 kt, calm 25.3% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 77.9 | 8.7 | 6.0 | 7.4 |
| Feb | 78.0 | 9.3 | 5.3 | 7.4 |
| Mar | 81.2 | 8.7 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| Apr | 85.0 | 9.3 | 3.8 | 1.9 |
| May | 81.4 | 10.1 | 5.7 | 2.8 |
| Jun | 84.1 | 8.3 | 5.1 | 2.5 |
| Jul | 85.0 | 7.7 | 4.5 | 2.9 |
| Aug | 79.6 | 10.6 | 5.4 | 4.4 |
| Sep | 77.3 | 11.6 | 6.6 | 4.5 |
| Oct | 80.8 | 9.6 | 5.5 | 4.0 |
| Nov | 81.6 | 8.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
| Dec | 75.3 | 11.1 | 5.9 | 7.8 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4.7 kt |
| Feb | 5.3 kt |
| Mar | 5.6 kt |
| Apr | 6.0 kt |
| May | 5.1 kt |
| Jun | 4.7 kt |
| Jul | 4.5 kt |
| Aug | 3.8 kt |
| Sep | 4.1 kt |
| Oct | 4.0 kt |
| Nov | 4.0 kt |
| Dec | 4.3 kt |
Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.
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Pilot PIREPs for Moore County Airport (KSOP)
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