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 010° Drachten Airfield 7/25
Wind: 17 kt, 5 beaufort

7 kt

16 kt
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0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 2,400
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 2,800
METAR EHLW 161401Z AUTO 01017KT 330V030 9999 FEW024 SCT028 11/06 Q1005 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 April 16, 2024 16:01, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 010° with a speed of 17 kt. The wind direction varies between 330° and 030°.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 2,400 ft and scattered clouds at an altitude of 2,800 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 11 °C. The dew point is 6 °C, the relative humidity is 72%. The air pressure at sea level is 1005 hPa (QNH).

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

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° 16 kt 7 kt 92 %

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 FEW Few clouds
2,800 ft SCT Scattered clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 11 °C
Dewpoint 6 °C
Rel. humidity 72%
Kp-index 4 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:33
Midday
13:36
Sunset
20:39 (4:16h)

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