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 230° Drachten Airfield 7/25
Wind: 17 kt, 5 beaufort

15 kt

8 kt
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Cloud Cloud
FEW 2,200
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 2,900
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
OVC 13,000
METAR EHLW 281436Z AUTO 23017KT 200V260 9999 FEW022 SCT029 OVC130 10/04 Q0986 BLU 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 March 28, 2024 15:36, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 230° with a speed of 17 kt. The wind direction varies between 200° and 260°.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 2,200 ft, scattered clouds at an altitude of 2,900 ft and overcast clouds at an altitude of 13,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 13,000 ft.

The temperature is 10 °C, with a wind chill of 5 °C. The dew point is 4 °C, the relative humidity is 67%. The air pressure at sea level is 986 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° 8 kt 15 kt 45 %

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

2,200 ft FEW Few clouds
2,900 ft SCT Scattered clouds
13,000 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 10 °C
Dewpoint 4 °C
Rel. humidity 67%
Wind chill 5 °C
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:18
Midday
12:41
Sunset
19:05 (3:07h)

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