Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 14 ft / 4 m | 08/26 950 Phone +31 512 513 245 | |
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Owner Municipality of Smallingerland Similar Groningen Airport Eelde, Valk Drachten Restaura, Leeuwar Air Base, Philips Consumer Lifestyle, Bilderberg Landgoed Lauswolt Profiles | ||
Dragraces drachten airfield
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, 08/26, with an asphalt/concrete surface and a length of 950 m (3,117 ft). Customs services are available upon request to allow international flights.
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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.
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