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: 6 kt, 2 beaufort

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6 kt
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SCT 2,400
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BKN 2,900
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OVC 3,500
METAR EHLW 081356Z AUTO 36006KT 310V020 9999 SCT024 BKN029 OVC035 15/09 Q1028 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 May 8, 2024 15:56, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 360° with a speed of 6 kt. The wind direction varies between 310° and 020°.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 2,400 ft, broken clouds at an altitude of 2,900 ft and overcast clouds at an altitude of 3,500 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 2,900 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 15 °C. The dew point is 9 °C, the relative humidity is 68%. The air pressure at sea level is 1028 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 21:16. 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° 6 kt 1 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

2,400 ft SCT Scattered clouds
2,900 ft BKN Broken clouds
3,500 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 15 °C
Dewpoint 9 °C
Rel. humidity 68%
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:48
Midday
13:33
Sunset
21:18 (5:05h)

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