Drachten Airfield

EHDR · Friesland, Netherlands

The METAR station used is 28 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 030° Drachten Airfield 7/25
Wind: 6 kt, 2 beaufort

4 kt

4 kt
Change
0 ft 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 4,200
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 5,200
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 6,100
METAR EHLW 041755Z AUTO 03006KT 9999 DZ FEW042 SCT052 BKN061 12/10 Q1012 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 May 4, 2024 19:55, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 030° with a speed of 6 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 4,200 ft, scattered clouds at an altitude of 5,200 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 6,100 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 6,100 ft.

Current weather is drizzle. The temperature and wind chill are 12 °C. The dew point is 10 °C, the relative humidity is 88%. The air pressure at sea level is 1012 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 21:09. 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° 4 kt 4 kt 73 %

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

4,200 ft FEW Few clouds
5,200 ft SCT Scattered clouds
6,100 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Drizzle
Temperature 12 °C
Dewpoint 10 °C
Rel. humidity 88%
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:55
Midday
13:33
Sunset
21:11 (43m)

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