Drachten Airfield

EHDR · Friesland, Netherlands

The METAR station used is 28 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 260° Drachten Airfield 7/25
Wind: 15 kt, 4 beaufort

15 kt

1 kt
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0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 1,100
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FEW 1,500
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 1,600
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 2,300
METAR EHLW 160336Z AUTO 26015KT 9999 -RA FEW011 FEW015CB SCT016 BKN023 07/06 Q0993 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 16, 2024 05:36, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 260° with a speed of 15 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 1,100 ft, few clouds cumulonimbus at an altitude of 1,500 ft, scattered clouds at an altitude of 1,600 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 2,300 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 2,300 ft.

Current weather is light rain. The temperature is 7 °C, with a wind chill of 2 °C. The dew point is 6 °C, the relative humidity is 93%. 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° 15 kt 5 %

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

1,100 ft FEW Few clouds
1,500 ft FEW Few clouds cumulonimbus
1,600 ft SCT Scattered clouds
2,300 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Light rain
Temperature 7 °C
Dewpoint 6 °C
Rel. humidity 93%
Wind chill 2 °C
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:33 (38m)
Midday
13:36
Sunset
20:39

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