Drachten Airfield
Appearance
Drachten Airfield Vliegveld Drachten | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Municipality of Smallingerland | ||||||||||
Operator | Stichting Vliegveld Drachten | ||||||||||
Location | Drachten | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 14 ft / 4 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 53°07′05″N 006°07′45″E / 53.11806°N 6.12917°E | ||||||||||
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Drachten Airfield (Dutch: Vliegveld Drachten) (ICAO: EHDR) is a small general aviation airfield in the Netherlands located in the province of Friesland, 1 NM (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) northeast of Drachten. It has one runway, 07/25, with an asphalt/concrete surface and a length of 950 m (3,117 ft). Customs services are available upon request to allow international flights.
The airfield was constructed in the 1950s by the Philips electronics company, which has a factory in Drachten. In an attempt to provide an avenue for otherwise illegal street races, the airfield is now also used for drag racing.
References
[edit]- ^ EHDR – DRACHTEN/Drachten. AIP from AIS the Netherlands, effective 8 August 2024
External links
[edit]- Airliners.net - Photos taken at Drachten airfield
- vliegveld-drachten.nl (ENG)
Media related to Drachten Airfield at Wikimedia Commons