KDRA· DRA· Mercury
Desert Rock Airport
medium airport · elevation 3,314 ft (1010 m)
12:59Z 02:26Z Day
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Current METARVFR
17 min ago·23:53ZKDRA 242353Z AUTO 16013G19KT 10SM CLR 24/M12 A2974 RMK AO2 SLP041 T02441117 10250 20206 56021
Wind
160° 13 kt (gust 19 kt)
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
24°C / −12°C
temp / dew
QNH
1007 hPa
29.74 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
KDRA
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1004.1 HPa hourly temperature of 24.4°C and dew point of -11.7°C 6-hourly maximum temperature of 25.0°C 6-hourly minimum temperature of 20.6°C Decrease then steady; or decrease then decrease more slowly of 2.1 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (2)
- FL100A35K23 min agoTURB LGT
- FL040C17249 min agoTURB LGT
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
02/202291 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 02/20 | TW 8 kt | XW 11 kt R |
36.6194°, -116.0330°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 02/20 (use 20) | Usable | HW 8 | 11 L | Crosswind 11 kt |
Density altitude
5,350 ft
elevation 3,314 ft
ISA deviation
+15.6°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)
No 24-h trend available — IEM archive.
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)
24-hour wind rose unavailable (insufficient IEM data).
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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