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Moore County Airport Director Named Statewide Winner Of 2023 Airport Professional Of The Year Award

For more than sixty years, Ron Maness has known nothing but the business of flying.

And now he has been awarded the Willard G. Plentl, Jr. Award as Airport Professional of the Year for 2023, embodying both the spirit and industry of aviation for which the award is given by the North Carolina Airports Association (NCAA). The award was announced at the Association’s annual conference banquet dinner on March 20, 2023 at the Carolina Hotel in Pinehurst, NC.

Army to Conduct Mobile Air Traffic Training

The Army will be conducting training for their mobile air traffic controllers here at the airport, March 13-17th, 2023. The SOP airspace will be controlled by the Army controllers who will control all takeoffs and landings.

⁣“The Army will be training with their mobile ATC unit at KSOP March 13-17.  They will monitor 123.05 for taxi calls.  Takeoff and landing clearance will be on 121.775.  Operations will be as normal in VFR conditions flying normal traffic patterns.  To fly a Ground Controlled Approach, contact GCA on 140.150. 

The following NOTAM will be in effect:

KSOP
SVC TEMPO TWR AND GCA. TEMPORARY TOWER 121.775 AND GCA ON 140.150 Daily OPERATION TIMES: 13 MAR- 17 MAR 1400 –2100Z: “

The Moore County Airport draws visitors and travelers from all over the country to visit Pinehurst and its surrounding areas. This videoshows arrivals and departures at Moore County Airport for filed flight plans during the 2021 Calendar Year from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

According to the NCDOT Division of Aviation’s The State of Aviation Report, SOP supports:
590 jobs
$36,350,000 in personal income
$4,179,000 in state and local taxes
$107,160,000 in economic output

State Names Pinehurst Airport Among Top 15

According to a state report, the economic impact for the Moore County Airport has increased to more than $107 million, placing the airport in the top 15 of the General Aviation airports in North Carolina.

Runway Rehabilitation Project

Our runway rehabilitation began on January 16th. This is an exciting project that will greatly improve our runway and taxiways. Associated with these improvements will be the inconvenience of periodic taxiway and runway closures. Please stay tuned to our website for updates.

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