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 210° Drachten Airfield 7/25
Wind direction to Wind: 14 kt, gusting 25 kt, 4 beaufort

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SCT 1,300
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OVC 1,600
METAR EHLW 281103Z AUTO 21014G25KT 170V230 9999 DZ SCT013 OVC016 08/05 Q0982 GRN BECMG 21010KT

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 12:03, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 210° with a speed of 14 kt. Wind gusts of 25 kt have been measured. The wind direction varies between 170° and 230°.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 1,300 ft and overcast clouds at an altitude of 1,600 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 1,600 ft.

Current weather is drizzle. The temperature is 8 °C, with a wind chill of 2 °C. The dew point is 5 °C, the relative humidity is 82%. The air pressure at sea level is 982 hPa (QNH).

Trends

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    The wind is from direction 210° with a speed of 10 kt.

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° 10-18 kt 10-17 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

1,300 ft SCT Scattered clouds
1,600 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Drizzle
Temperature 8 °C
Dewpoint 5 °C
Rel. humidity 82%
Wind chill 2 °C
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:18
Midday
12:41
Sunset
19:05 (6:51h)

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