KDRA· DRA· Mercury
Desert Rock Airport
medium airport · elevation 3,314 ft (1010 m)
12:26Z 03:05Z Night
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Current METARVFR
29 min ago·11:53ZKDRA 151153Z AUTO 02003KT 10SM CLR 21/M02 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP106 T02111017 10322 20206 51008
Wind
020° 3 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
21°C / −2°C
temp / dew
QNH
1016 hPa
30.00 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
KDRA
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1010.6 HPa hourly temperature of 21.1°C and dew point of -1.7°C 6-hourly maximum temperature of 32.2°C 6-hourly minimum temperature of 20.6°C Increase, then steady, or increase then Increase more slowly of 0.8 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
No active hazards within 250 km.
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
02/202291 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 02/20 | HW 3 kt | XW 1 kt L |
36.6194°, -116.0330°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 02/20 (use 02) | Preferred | HW 3 | 1 L | — |
Density altitude
4,747 ft
elevation 3,314 ft
ISA deviation
+12.6°C
large deviation
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KDRA
- AASMERCURY RDO118.700
- ASOS119.675
- UNICCTAF/UNICOM122.800
Navaids near airportwithin 30 NM
| Ident | Type | Freq | Dist (NM) | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCY | NDB | 326 kHz | 0.5 | MEDIUM |
| INS | TACAN | 134.00 MHz | 17.6 | LOW |
Runways1
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 02/207,515 ft (2,291 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)KDRA
Wind14 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp37°C
QNH1013 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=23
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Desert Rock Airport
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2011/12/07 06:36 UTC
07/06Z
07/12Z
07/18Z
08/00Z
08/06Z
BASEVFR
VFRBASE07/06Z → 08/06ZVRB4KT · 6 SM · SKC
Wind: VRB4KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SKC
TAF KDRA 070532Z 0706/0806 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
Raw TAF
TAF KDRA 070532Z 0706/0806 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
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