Drachten Airfield

EHDR · Friesland, Netherlands

The METAR station used is 28 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Drachten Airfield 7/25
Wind: 2 kt, 1 beaufort


2 kt
Change
0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 1,500
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 4,600
METAR EHLW 050125Z AUTO VRB02KT 6000 -RADZ FEW015CB BKN046 10/10 Q1007 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 May 5, 2024 03:25, local time.

Airport observations

There is little or no wind from a variable direction.

Visibility is 6 km.

There are few clouds cumulonimbus at an altitude of 1,500 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 4,600 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 4,600 ft.

Current weather is light rain drizzle. The temperature is 10 °C, with a wind chill of 9 °C. The dew point is 10 °C, the relative humidity is 100%. The air pressure at sea level is 1007 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 21:11. 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° 2 kt 97 %

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

1,500 ft FEW Few clouds cumulonimbus
4,600 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Light rain drizzle
Temperature 10 °C
Dewpoint 10 °C
Rel. humidity 100%
Wind chill 9 °C
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:53 (2:16h)
Midday
13:33
Sunset
21:13

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