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: 0 kt, 0 beaufort


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Cloud Cloud
FEW 700
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SCT 800
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BKN 1,100
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BKN 1,500
METAR EHLW 050210Z AUTO 00000KT 2300 +RA FEW007 SCT008 BKN011 BKN015CB 10/10 Q1007 YLO

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 04:10, local time.

Airport observations

There is little or no wind from a variable direction.

Visibility is 2.3 km.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 700 ft, scattered clouds at an altitude of 800 ft, broken clouds at an altitude of 1,100 ft and broken clouds cumulonimbus at an altitude of 1,500 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 1,100 ft.

Current weather is heavy rain. The temperature and wind chill are 10 °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°

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

700 ft FEW Few clouds
800 ft SCT Scattered clouds
1,100 ft BKN Broken clouds
1,500 ft BKN Broken clouds cumulonimbus

Temperature & Weather

Weather Heavy rain
Temperature 10 °C
Dewpoint 10 °C
Rel. humidity 100%
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:53 (1:27h)
Midday
13:33
Sunset
21:13

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