Moore County Airport (North Carolina)

Coordinates: 35°14′14″N 79°23′28″W / 35.23722°N 79.39111°W / 35.23722; -79.39111
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Pinehurst Regional Airport
  • AMSL
461 ft / 140.5 m
Coordinates35°14′14″N 79°23′28″W / 35.23722°N 79.39111°W / 35.23722; -79.39111
WebsiteMooreCountyAirport.com
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Pinehurst Regional Airport is located in North Carolina
Pinehurst Regional Airport
Pinehurst Regional Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 6,502 1,982 Asphalt

Pinehurst Regional Airport (IATA: SOP, ICAO: KSOP, FAA LID: SOP) is a public airport located 3 miles (5 km) north of Southern Pines and 5 miles northeast of Pinehurst, in Moore County, North Carolina, USA. The airport covers 500 acres (202 ha) and has one runway. The current runway is paved, 6,502 feet long and 150 feet wide. SOP is primarily used for general aviation.

Atlanta hub under the Delta Connection banner. The service ended in November 2007.[4] West Coast airline JSX, started special single summer seasonal service in the summer of 2020 to the airport with a partnership with the nearby Pinehurst Golf Resort. These flights, marketed as "pop-up flights" originated at Dallas Love Field and Westchester County Airport
and are targeted toward wealthy company executives going to golf for 3–4 days.

Relationship with Whispering Pines

Most of the Moore County Airport property lies within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of

Whispering Pines, NC, prompting debate over who had ultimate regulatory power over it — the village of Whispering Pines or the Moore County Airport Authority. Because of this, the Airport Authority and the Whispering Pines
Village Council have butted heads on occasion.

The rift was exacerbated by the Airport Authority's $2 million proposal — that was approved by lawmakers — to build several large hangars using taxpayer funds to better serve its local customers. There was some concern within the village that the hangars would attract more aircraft and create additional noise. As a result, the Whispering Pines Village Council hinted at its desire to limit the airport's growth, which could stunt the economic growth of the Sandhills and stall job growth.[5]

However, a recent court ruling said the village had no legal jurisdiction over the airport because it operates under an independent authority that was established in 1993. Whispering Pines decided not to appeal the ruling as a result.[6]

See also

References

  1. PDF
  2. ^ Moore County Airport, official site
  3. ^ "History – Moore County Airport KSOP – Gateway to the Sandhills".
  4. ^ "Moore County Airport, Delta in dog fight over service - Triangle Business Journal". Archived from the original on 2016-08-06.
  5. ^ http://thepilot.com/stories/20080613/news/local/20080613WPCOUNCIL.html [permanent dead link]
  6. ^ http://www.thepilot.com/stories/20081024/news/local/20081024Airport.html [permanent dead link]

External links

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