Aeronautical current weather observation and short-term forecast for pilots, flight preparation with the METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report : current weather report), and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast: short-term weather forecast message for aviation). And other resources like VAC (Visual Approach Chart) to prepare a flights.
Aviation weather Desert Rock airport (Mercury USA) / ICAO KDRA IATA DRA
Desert Rock airport (USA) is located close to Mercury, Camp Desert Rock at 1 mile↑, Indian Springs at 20 mile↑, Pahrump at 29 mile↑, Corn Creek at 39 mile↑, Oak Springs at 42 mile↑, Gold Center at 44 mile↑, Beatty at 45 mile↑, Summerlin South at 51 mile↑, Eastland Heights at 55 mile↑, Spring Valley at 56 mile↑, Las Vegas at 59 mile↑, North Las Vegas at 59 mile↑,
Elevation : 1010 m = 3314 ft
Runways
- runway 02/20 : 2291 m = 7516 ft
weather : sky clear at Camp Desert Rock
73 ↗ 97 °F
Wind ↑ 11 mph
gusting to 27 mph
high heat alert with 97 °F at Camp Desert Rock
Saturday : high heat alert with 99 °F at Camp Desert Rock
aerial view of Desert Rock
METAR for Desert Rock airport - KDRA
KDRA 242153Z AUTO 28009G23KT 10SM CLR 36/M03 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP086 T03561033
Decoded METAR for Desert Rock Airport (USA)
METAR issued by KDRA on Friday, June 24, 2022 at 21:53 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 9 hours and 10 minutes ago.
Visibility is 16 km = 10 sm.
Temperature is 36 °C = 97 °F and dew point is -3 °C = 27 °F . This correspond to 8% relative humidity.
QNH is 1014 mb = 29.94 inHg
Wind speed is 17 km/h = 9 kt with gusts at 43 km/h = 23 kt, direction is 280°.
Sky clear
Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor Sea Level Pressure SLP=086 T03561033
TAF for Desert Rock airport - KDRA
No TAF but aviation weather is available at for Indian Springs Army airport (KINS) at 32 km↑
close by
nearest airports to Desert Rock
- for Indian Springs Army airport (KINS) at 20 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Homey (Area 51) airport (KXTA) at 44 mile↑
- for Beattiy airport (KBTY) at 45 mile↑
- for North Las Vegas airport (KVGT) at 55 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Nellis Air Force Base Las Vegas airport (KLSV) at 62 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Harry Reid International airport (KLAS) at 62 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Henderson Executive airport (KHND) at 67 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Tonopah Test Range airport (KTNX) at 91 mile↑
- for Ft Irwin Barstow airport (KBYS) at 98 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for China Lakes NAWS airport (KNID) at 113 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Tonopah airport (KTPH) at 115 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Inyokern airport (KIYK) at 120 mile↑
- for Barstow Daggett airport (KDAG) at 129 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Laughlin Bullhead International airport (KIFP) at 130 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Bishop airport (KBIH) at 139 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for St George Mun airport (KSGU) at 142 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Kingman airport (KIGM) at 150 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Needles airport (KEED) at 151 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Apple Valley airport (KAPV) at 155 mile↑
- for Edwards Air Force Base airport (KEDW) at 157 mile↑METAR & TAF
Data sources
- METAR : AVWX (avwx.rest)
- TAF : AVWX (avwx.rest)
- Météo générale : Openweathermap (www.openweathermap.org) et AVWX (avwx.rest)
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA (www.sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr), Espagne ENAIRE (https://aip.enaire.es)
- Aerial maps : Google Maps (www.google.com), Microsoft Bing (www.microsoft.com) ou OpenStreetMap (www.openstreetmap.org)