Drachten Airfield

EHDR · Friesland, Netherlands

The METAR station used is 28 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 270° Drachten Airfield 7/25
Wind: 14 kt, 4 beaufort

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SCT 400
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METAR EHLW 190225Z AUTO 27014KT 230V300 9999 -DZ SCT004 BKN006 BKN007 FEW015CB 09/08 Q1007 REDZ 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 April 19, 2024 04:25, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 270° with a speed of 14 kt. The wind direction varies between 230° and 300°.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 400 ft, broken clouds at an altitude of 600 ft, broken clouds at an altitude of 700 ft and few clouds cumulonimbus at an altitude of 1,500 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 600 ft.

Current weather is light drizzle. The temperature is 9 °C, with a wind chill of 4 °C. The dew point is 8 °C, the relative humidity is 94%. The air pressure at sea level is 1007 hPa (QNH). Recently it was drizzle.

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 20:43. 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 14 kt 22 %

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

400 ft SCT Scattered clouds
600 ft BKN Broken clouds
700 ft BKN Broken clouds
1,500 ft FEW Few clouds cumulonimbus

Temperature & Weather

Weather Light drizzle
Recent Drizzle
Temperature 9 °C
Dewpoint 8 °C
Rel. humidity 94%
Wind chill 4 °C
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:27 (1:52h)
Midday
13:36
Sunset
20:44

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