Drachten Airfield

EHDR · Friesland, Netherlands

The METAR station used is 28 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 280° Drachten Airfield 7/25
Wind: 7 kt, 3 beaufort

6 kt

3 kt
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SCT 1,500
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BKN 4,900
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OVC 5,400
METAR EHLW 050442Z AUTO 28007KT 4600 -SHRA SCT015CB BKN049 OVC054 10/10 Q1006 GRN

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 06:42, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 280° with a speed of 7 kt.

Visibility is 4.6 km.

There are scattered clouds cumulonimbus at an altitude of 1,500 ft, broken clouds at an altitude of 4,900 ft and overcast clouds at an altitude of 5,400 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 4,900 ft.

Current weather is light showers rain. The temperature is 10 °C, with a wind chill of 7 °C. The dew point is 10 °C, the relative humidity is 100%. The air pressure at sea level is 1006 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° 3 kt 6 kt 39 %

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 SCT Scattered clouds cumulonimbus
4,900 ft BKN Broken clouds
5,400 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Light showers rain
Temperature 10 °C
Dewpoint 10 °C
Rel. humidity 100%
Wind chill 7 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:53
Midday
13:33
Sunset
21:13 (14:16h)

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