Drachten Airfield | |
Nativename: | Vliegveld Drachten |
Icao: | EHDR |
Type: | Public |
Owner: | Municipality of Smallingerland |
Operator: | Stichting Vliegveld Drachten |
Location: | Drachten |
Coordinates: | 53.1181°N 6.1292°W |
Elevation-F: | 14 |
Elevation-M: | 4 |
Metric-Rwy: | y |
R1-Number: | 07/25 |
R1-Length-F: | 3,117 |
R1-Length-M: | 950 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt/Concrete |
Footnotes: | Sources: AIP |
Drachten Airfield (Dutch: Vliegveld Drachten) is a small general aviation airfield in the Netherlands located in the province of Friesland, 1NM northeast of Drachten. It has one runway, 07/25, with an asphalt/concrete surface and a length of 950m (3,120feet). 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.