KDRA· DRA· Mercury
Desert Rock Airport
medium airport · elevation 3,314 ft (1010 m)
12:57Z 02:28Z Day
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Current METARVFR
2 min ago·20:53ZKDRA 262053Z AUTO 17013G19KT 10SM BKN120 14/01 A2978 RMK AO2 PK WND 18026/2000 SLP062 T01440011 51005
Wind
170° 13 kt (gust 19 kt)
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
12,000 ft
Temperature
14°C / 1°C
temp / dew
QNH
1008 hPa
29.78 inHg
Clouds
BKN 12,000ft
Weather
—
Station
KDRA
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator peak wind of 26 knots from 180 degrees at 20:00 sea level pressure of 1006.2 HPa hourly temperature of 14.4°C and dew point of 1.1°C Increase, then steady, or increase then Increase more slowly of 0.5 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (1)
- FL090A21N9 min agoICE LGT
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
02/202291 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 02/20 | TW 9 kt | XW 9 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) | Preferred | HW 9 | 9 L | — |
Density altitude
4,123 ft
elevation 3,314 ft
ISA deviation
+5.6°C
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
Wind15 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp21°C
QNH1004 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
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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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