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Aerial view of Rochester Airport's grass runways in Medway, Kent

Fly | Connect | Belong

More than an airport.
A community.

Fly in. Stay awhile. Rochester brings pilots, families and aviation enthusiasts together in the heart of Kent.

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Today at Rochester

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01 · Pilots

I’m flying in

PPR, airfield details, circuits, fees, fuel and the official briefing sources on one page.

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02 · Learn to fly

I want to fly

Flying lessons, trial flights and microlight and gyrocopter experiences with the schools based at Rochester.

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03 · Visitors

I’m visiting

The airport café, watching the flying, aviation heritage, getting here and days out across Medway and Kent.

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04 · Community

I’m based here

The people and organisations based here, hangarage and business space, heritage, events and our neighbours.

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What we stand for

Fly. Connect. Belong.

Three core experiences Rochester Airport aims to provide.

Fly

Celebrating aviation, from learning to fly and recreational flying to commercial operations and future aviation technologies.

Connect

Connecting people, businesses, education and the wider community while strengthening Rochester Airport’s role within Medway and the region.

Belong

Creating a welcoming and inclusive airport where pilots, tenants, employees, visitors and local residents feel part of a shared community.

Community

Part of Medway.
Part of your community.

Rochester Airport is a place for flying, learning, work and shared experiences. Our aim is to strengthen those connections while listening to the people who live around the airfield.

Come for the flying. Stay for a coffee, discover our heritage, and get to know the people who keep it alive.

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Gallery

The airfield
in pictures.

Light aircraft, helicopters, microlights and gyrocopters come and go all day, a few metres from the café.

A microlight taxiing on the apron at Rochester Airport at sunset
Taxiing out at sunset
A Piper Cub on the apron beside the fuel bay at Rochester Airport
A Piper Cub on the apron
An aircraft towed across the grass past the control tower at Rochester Airport
Towing past the tower
A Cavalon gyrocopter outside the hangar at Rochester Airport
A gyrocopter outside the hangar
The main hangar and control tower at Rochester Airport
The main hangar and tower

Around the airport

News and events

  • Airport29 Sep2026

    29 September 2026 · Airport

    Rochester Airport unveils new identity and website: “Fly. Connect. Belong.”

    New branding, reduced landing fees and investment in Ground Control Coffee reflect the airport’s commitment to its aviation community and Medway.

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  • Pilots22 Sep2026

    22 September 2026 · Pilots

    New tariffs and fees published, effective 1 October 2026.

    Rochester Airport has published version 2.0 of its Airport Tariffs and Charges for aircraft owners and operators. Landing fees are set by aircraft category, from £12 for gyrocopters and microlights and £18 for single-engine aircraft, parking and hangarage by wingspan band, and there is a 50% landing-fee discount for visitors who uplift 50 litres of fuel or more.

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  • Visiting15 Sep2026

    15 September 2026 · Visiting

    Ground Control Coffee, the airport café, is open Thursday to Monday.

    Ground Control Coffee is serving coffee, bakes and ice creams from Thursday to Monday, with an airfield view. Confirm current opening times before travelling. Ground Control →

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  • Community28 Aug2026

    28 August 2026 · Community

    Family Fun Day raises £8,400.88 for Air Ambulance Charity KSS.

    Around 4,500 visitors came together at Rochester Airport on 1 August for a day of flying, family entertainment and community support. The event raised £8,400.88 for Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex, presented to the charity by members of the airport team.

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  • Tariffs and fees1 Octobernew tariff, version 2.0

    1 July 2026 · Learn to fly

    Ab-initio flight training arrangements updated.

    Following a review of historic operating arrangements, Rochester Airport has lifted the previous ab-initio flight training agreement that limited new student pilot training at the airport. The change gives based and prospective flight training organisations greater flexibility and supports the long-term development of aviation activity at Rochester.

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  • Ground ControlThu to Monthe café at Rochester Airport

    15 June 2026 · Airport

    Rochester Airport sets out its Strategic Business Plan.

    Rochester Airport has set out its Strategic Business Plan, a clear vision for the future growth, development and long-term sustainability of the airport: a safe, modern and thriving general aviation hub for the South East that protects its aviation heritage and improves the experience for tenants, operators, aircraft owners, visitors and the wider community.

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Crowds and aircraft at the Rochester Airport Family Fun Day and Air Display

The destination on your doorstep

Great days out
start here.

You don’t need to fly to feel part of it. Drop by for a coffee, watch the flying, discover the airfield’s history and explore Medway.