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// 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
N
WIND
090°7 kt
KSOP · 455 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
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
2,500 1,650 800
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,910 FT KSOP ELEV · 455 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,910 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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