KSOP · Moore County Airport

CARTHAGE, NORTH CAROLINA · SMALL AIRPORT

455

Elevation ft

Runway

6,503

Longest ft · 05/23

35.24N

79.39W

Moore County Airport serves Carthage, North Carolina at 455 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05/23, at 6,503 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
05/23	6,503 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 455 ft is about 14°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 14°C)	455 ft	2,527 ft	2,158 ft	3,237 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,655 ft	2,761 ft	2,285 ft	3,427 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,855 ft	2,995 ft	2,411 ft	3,617 ft
35°C afternoon	2,964 ft	3,016 ft	2,423 ft	3,634 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05/23, 6,503 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,634 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KSOP is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KTTA Raleigh Executive Jetport	25 nm NE	6,501 ft
KMEB Laurinburg Maxton Airport	27 nm S	6,503 ft
KRCZ Richmond County Airport	28 nm SW	5,001 ft
KSCR Siler City Municipal Airport	29 nm N	5,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KSOP

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KSOP, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KSOP or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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