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 180° Drachten Airfield 7/25
Wind: 12 kt, 4 beaufort

3 kt

12 kt
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Cloud Cloud
FEW 6,900
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 8,000
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 8,900
METAR EHLW 282325Z AUTO 18012KT 140V210 9999 FEW069 SCT080 BKN089 09/04 Q0988 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 March 29, 2024 00:25, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 180° with a speed of 12 kt. The wind direction varies between 140° and 210°.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 6,900 ft, scattered clouds at an altitude of 8,000 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 8,900 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 8,900 ft.

The temperature is 9 °C, with a wind chill of 4 °C. The dew point is 4 °C, the relative humidity is 71%. The air pressure at sea level is 988 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 19:03. This applies to Drachten Airfield, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +1 hour. Currently, there is no daylight saving time in effect.

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° 12 kt 3 kt 97 %

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

6,900 ft FEW Few clouds
8,000 ft SCT Scattered clouds
8,900 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 9 °C
Dewpoint 4 °C
Rel. humidity 71%
Wind chill 4 °C
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:18 (5:29h)
Midday
12:41
Sunset
19:05

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