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 300° Drachten Airfield 7/25
Wind: 10 kt, 3 beaufort

7 kt

7 kt
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Cloud Cloud
FEW 600
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BKN 1,500
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BKN 2,200
METAR EHLW 160441Z AUTO 30010KT 230V360 9999 FEW006 BKN015CB BKN022 07/06 Q0992 WHT

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 April 16, 2024 06:41, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 300° with a speed of 10 kt. The wind direction varies between 230° and 360°.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 600 ft, broken clouds cumulonimbus at an altitude of 1,500 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 2,200 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 1,500 ft.

The temperature is 7 °C, with a wind chill of 3 °C. The dew point is 6 °C, the relative humidity is 93%. The air pressure at sea level is 992 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 20:37. This applies to Drachten Airfield, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +2 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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° 7 kt 7 kt 68 %

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

600 ft FEW Few clouds
1,500 ft BKN Broken clouds cumulonimbus
2,200 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 7 °C
Dewpoint 6 °C
Rel. humidity 93%
Wind chill 3 °C
Kp-index 3 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:33
Midday
13:36
Sunset
20:39 (13:41h)

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