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 360° Drachten Airfield 7/25
Wind: 14 kt, 4 beaufort

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14 kt
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METAR EHLW 160755Z AUTO 36014KT 320V020 9999 SCT010 SCT014 09/07 Q0997 GRN TEMPO FEW010 SCT012 BKN018

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 09:55, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 360° with a speed of 14 kt. The wind direction varies between 320° and 020°.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 1,000 ft and scattered clouds at an altitude of 1,400 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature is 9 °C, with a wind chill of 4 °C. The dew point is 7 °C, the relative humidity is 87%. The air pressure at sea level is 997 hPa (QNH).

Trends

  • Temporary

    Little or no wind from a variable direction. few clouds at an altitude of 1,000 ft, scattered clouds at an altitude of 1,200 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 1,800 ft.

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 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

1,000 ft SCT Scattered clouds
1,400 ft SCT Scattered clouds
1,000 ft FEW Temporary Few clouds
1,200 ft SCT Temporary Scattered clouds
1,800 ft BKN Temporary Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 9 °C
Dewpoint 7 °C
Rel. humidity 87%
Wind chill 4 °C
Kp-index 4 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:33
Midday
13:36
Sunset
20:39 (10:28h)

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