Airport stays / SOP

Places to stay at Moore County Airport (SOP)

Pinehurst/Southern Pines, NC. 3 stays for a stop at SOP. Compare the access details below, then check the FAA airport record before planning your flight.

Where to stay

Airport pickup

Resort / Pinehurst, NC

Pinehurst Resort

A golf resort in Pinehurst that offers a paid shuttle from Moore County Airport (SOP), the airport it names for private planes.

5.6 mi straight-line from the airport reference point

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Near the airport

Resort / Southern Pines, NC

Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club

A golf resort in Southern Pines with guest rooms and course-side lodges.

2.8 mi straight-line from the airport reference point

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Near the airport

Resort / Southern Pines, NC

Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club

A historic golf resort inn in Southern Pines with a Donald Ross course.

3.2 mi straight-line from the airport reference point

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SOP

FAA airport record

Moore County

Pinehurst/Southern Pines, NC

FAA ident: SOP
ICAO: KSOP
Elevation: 459.3 ft
Control tower: Not towered

Runways, dimensions in feet
Runway	Length x width	Surface
05/23	6,503 x 150	Asphalt

FAA service facts

Fuel types: FAA lists 100LL, Jet A (with icing inhibitor).
Transient tie-downs: FAA lists yes (Y).
Transient hangars: FAA lists yes (Y).
Airframe repair: FAA lists major repair (MAJOR).
Powerplant repair: FAA lists major repair (MAJOR).
Bottled oxygen: FAA lists high pressure (HIGH).
Bulk oxygen: FAA lists none (NONE).
Landing fee for non-commercial aircraft: FAA lists no landing fee for non-commercial aircraft (N).

FAA lists the following attendance schedule rows.

FAA attendance schedule, original codes
Row	Months	Days	Hours
2	ALL	ALL	0800-2000

FAA NASR effective October 29, 2026. NASR source. FAA Chart Supplement.

FAA's explicit NONE and N values are shown separately from unlisted values. FAA defines UNATNDD as unattended. Attendance rows retain seasonal schedules and original FAA codes. Airport transient-storage flags do not confirm parking reserved for guests of a stay. Data sources and methods.

Monthly climate

Precipitation only. Station: CARTHAGE WTP, NC US (USC00311515).

10.63 km from the airport reference point. Station elevation 134.1 m; elevation difference -5.9 m (station minus airport). Station coordinates: 35.3319, -79.4067.

NOAA 1991-2020 normals
Month	Precip (in)
Jan	3.93
Feb	3.09
Mar	4.12
Apr	3.32
May	2.95
Jun	4.50
Jul	4.72
Aug	4.86
Sep	5.67
Oct	3.38
Nov	3.61
Dec	3.66

Source: NOAA NCEI monthly normals, 1991-2020. Each displayed variable has all 12 months with accepted completeness and measurement flags. R is NOAA's representative completeness category, with at least 10 qualifying years. S is NOAA's standard completeness category, with at least 24 qualifying years. Years used in these values: 15 to 23. NOAA flag definitions.

Stations are screened within 15 km and 150 m elevation difference. These limits do not establish identical climate at the airport. Normals describe the station's climate over the stated period. Data sources and methods.

Sun and civil twilight

Local times in 24-hour format at the airport reference point. Daylight saving time is applied for each date using America/New_York.

Times on the 15th of each month, 2027, America/New_York
Date	Civil twilight starts	Sunrise	Sunset	Civil twilight ends
Jan 15	06:58	07:26	17:29	17:56
Feb 15	06:38	07:04	18:00	18:26
Mar 15	07:03	07:28	19:25	19:50
Apr 15	06:19	06:46	19:50	20:16
May 15	05:45	06:14	20:15	20:43
Jun 15	05:33	06:02	20:34	21:04
Jul 15	05:45	06:14	20:33	21:02
Aug 15	06:10	06:37	20:06	20:33
Sep 15	06:35	07:00	19:25	19:50
Oct 15	06:58	07:24	18:43	19:08
Nov 15	06:25	06:52	17:12	17:39
Dec 15	06:50	07:19	17:07	17:35

Source: U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO) API. No event means that event does not occur on the sample date. These are sample dates, not times for every day of the month. Time zone from the National Weather Service; local offsets from the IANA time zone rules. Data sources and methods.