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 24, 2024 12:56, local time.
Airport observations
The wind is from direction 350° with a speed of 18 kt. Wind gusts of 30 kt have been measured. The wind direction varies between 320° and 020°.
Visibility is 10 km or more.
There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 1,900 ft, scattered clouds at an altitude of 2,600 ft and overcast clouds at an altitude of 3,100 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 3,100 ft.
Current weather is light showers rain. The temperature is 6 °C, with a wind chill of -1 °C. The dew point is 4 °C, the relative humidity is 87%. The air pressure at sea level is 1007 hPa (QNH).
Trends
Temporary
The wind is from direction 340° with a speed of 20 kt. Wind gusts expected of 30 kt. The visibility becomes 4.5 km. Significant weather: showers rain. scattered clouds cumulonimbus at an altitude of 1,500 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 2,500 ft.
Daylight period
Today the sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 20:52. 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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