Drachten Airfield

EHDR · Friesland, Netherlands

The METAR station used is 28 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 250° Drachten Airfield 7/25
Wind: 16 kt, 4 beaufort

16 kt

2 kt
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Cloud Cloud
FEW 1,500
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 2,200
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 2,700
METAR EHLW 182255Z AUTO 25016KT 9999 -SHRA FEW015CB SCT022 BKN027 07/05 Q1012 REDZ 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 19, 2024 00:55, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 250° with a speed of 16 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds cumulonimbus at an altitude of 1,500 ft, scattered clouds at an altitude of 2,200 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 2,700 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 2,700 ft.

Current weather is light showers rain. The temperature is 7 °C, with a wind chill of 1 °C. The dew point is 5 °C, the relative humidity is 87%. The air pressure at sea level is 1012 hPa (QNH). Recently it was drizzle.

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 20:41. 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 16 kt 12 %

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
2,200 ft SCT Scattered clouds
2,700 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Light showers rain
Recent Drizzle
Temperature 7 °C
Dewpoint 5 °C
Rel. humidity 87%
Wind chill 1 °C
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:29 (5:22h)
Midday
13:36
Sunset
20:43

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