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 170° Drachten Airfield 7/25
Wind: 11 kt, 4 beaufort

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Cloud Cloud
FEW 7,200
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
OVC 8,500
METAR EHLW 282155Z AUTO 17011KT 130V210 9999 FEW072 OVC085 08/04 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 28, 2024 22:55, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 170° with a speed of 11 kt. The wind direction varies between 130° and 210°.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 7,200 ft and overcast clouds at an altitude of 8,500 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 8,500 ft.

The temperature is 8 °C, with a wind chill of 3 °C. The dew point is 4 °C, the relative humidity is 76%. 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

Go to Vliegles.nl to find flying lessons, skydives and other flying experiences. Browse the page for all available activities near Drachten Airfield. You can also use the search function to find specific flying lessons, skydives or other flying experiences near your place.

Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
7/25 077°-257° 11 kt 100 %

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

7,200 ft FEW Few clouds
8,500 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 8 °C
Dewpoint 4 °C
Rel. humidity 76%
Wind chill 3 °C
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:18 (6:50h)
Midday
12:41
Sunset
19:05

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