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 330° Drachten Airfield 7/25
Wind: 15 kt, 4 beaufort

4 kt

14 kt
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0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 1,500
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 2,200
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
OVC 2,500
METAR EHLW 160535Z AUTO 33015KT 300V010 5000 -UP FEW015 BKN022 OVC025 07/05 Q0993 WHT NOSIG

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 16, 2024 07:35, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 330° with a speed of 15 kt. The wind direction varies between 300° and 010°.

Visibility is 5 km.

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

Current weather is light unknown precipitation. The temperature is 7 °C, with a wind chill of 2 °C. The dew point is 5 °C, the relative humidity is 87%. The air pressure at sea level is 993 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 20:37. 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° 14 kt 4 kt 96 %

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
2,200 ft BKN Broken clouds
2,500 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Light unknown precipitation
Temperature 7 °C
Dewpoint 5 °C
Rel. humidity 87%
Wind chill 2 °C
Kp-index 3 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:33
Midday
13:36
Sunset
20:39 (12:50h)

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