Drachten Airfield

EHDR · Friesland, Netherlands

The METAR station used is 28 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 170° Drachten Airfield 7/25
Wind: 11 kt, 4 beaufort

1 kt

11 kt
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Cloud Cloud
FEW 1,700
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 16,000
METAR EHLW 280955Z AUTO 17011KT 130V210 9999 FEW017 BKN160 09/06 Q0982 BLU BECMG 21010KT

METAR Drachten Airfield - EHDR

Drachten Airfield is a small airport in Friesland, Netherlands. The airport is located at latitude 53.11835 and longitude 6.12995. The airport has one runway: 7/25. The ICAO airport code of this field is EHDR. The airport is in the Amsterdam FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Leeuwarden Air Base on March 28, 2024 10:55, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 170° with a speed of 11 kt. The wind direction varies between 130° and 210°.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 1,700 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 16,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 16,000 ft.

The temperature is 9 °C, with a wind chill of 4 °C. The dew point is 6 °C, the relative humidity is 82%. The air pressure at sea level is 982 hPa (QNH).

Trends

  • Becoming

    The wind is from direction 210° with a speed of 10 kt.

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 19:03. This applies to Drachten Airfield, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +1 hour. Currently, there is no daylight saving time in effect.

Companies

The only known company on this field is Dutch-Houses BV.

Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
7/25 077°-257° 11 kt 100 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

1,700 ft FEW Few clouds
16,000 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 9 °C
Dewpoint 6 °C
Rel. humidity 82%
Wind chill 4 °C
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:18
Midday
12:41
Sunset
19:05 (7:39h)

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