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 030° Drachten Airfield 7/25
Wind: 5 kt, 2 beaufort

3 kt

4 kt
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BKN 12,000
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OVC 17,000
METAR EHLW 041855Z AUTO 03005KT 360V060 9999 BKN120 OVC170 11/10 Q1011 BLU

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 4, 2024 20:55, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 030° with a speed of 5 kt. The wind direction varies between 360° and 060°.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are broken clouds at an altitude of 12,000 ft and overcast clouds at an altitude of 17,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 12,000 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 11 °C. The dew point is 10 °C, the relative humidity is 94%. The air pressure at sea level is 1011 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 21:09. 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° 4 kt 3 kt 73 %

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

12,000 ft BKN Broken clouds
17,000 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 11 °C
Dewpoint 10 °C
Rel. humidity 94%
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:55 (8:32h)
Midday
13:33
Sunset
21:11

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