// Station · 6m ago
KSOP
Moore County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 090° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30.6°C / 16.1°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 455 FT
35.2372°N / 79.3894°W
LOCATION · Carthage, US
WIND
090°7 kt
KSOP · 455 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
090°/7
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 16
ALTIM
30.09"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 090°/7 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KSOP 142256Z AUTO 09007KT 10SM CLR 31/16 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP190 T03060161 $
KSOP · day 14 at 22:56 UTC · wind from 090° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.0 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 090° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
090°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
05★
HDG 050°
H5 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 6,503'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
23
HDG 230°
T5 kt
X4 kt LEFT
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Pattern altitude: 1,455 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL).
Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying.
// On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.
// Density altitude · ISA +16°C
2,200FT
+1,745 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +800 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV455 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT284 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KAVL
(Asheville Regional Airport, Asheville, elev 2,165 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+22%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%
Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.
// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
10:14ZSUNRISE
17:24ZSOLAR NOON
00:34ZSUNSET
01:03ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:02Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 32m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:03Z (2h 01m)
DAY LENGTH14h 19m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:22Z
MOONSET00:42Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KHFF
VFR
Mackall Army Air Field · Hoffman
- WIND
- 090° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 13 NM SW
- AGE
- 34m ago
KPOB
VFR
→
MVFR
08Z
Pope Field · Fort Bragg
- WIND
- 080° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM E
- AGE
- 1h 7m ago
KFBG
VFR
Simmons Army Air Field · Fort Bragg
- WIND
- 010° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM E
- AGE
- 1h 7m ago
KTTA
VFR
Raleigh Executive Jetport · Sanford
- WIND
- 100° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM NE
- AGE
- 27m ago
KMEB
VFR
Laurinburg Maxton Airport · Maxton
- WIND
- 100° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM S
- AGE
- 10m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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