Ground Control Coffee: We are currently undergoing renovations to offer you more coffee and treats.e We look forward to sharing our new look with you soon.
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Coffee with an airfield view, aircraft a few metres away, and Medway on the doorstep.

Airport café · Ground Control Coffee

Closed Opens Saturday 09:00 Temporary hours until 25 Oct · Due to renovation works Ground Control is currently only open at weekends

Thursday to Monday

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Croissants, pastries and cakes on the counter at Ground Control Coffee

The airport café

Ground Control Coffee

Speciality coffee, pastries and ice creams with a view across the airfield, Thursday to Monday.

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A Wildcat helicopter hovering over the grass at Rochester Airport

A working airfield

Watch the flying

Light aircraft, microlights and gyroplanes all day, and how to visit airside.

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A Spitfire fuselage arriving at the Medway Aircraft Preservation Society workshop

Since 1933

Heritage

The Medway Aircraft Preservation Society, the Garage Museum and the airport’s story.

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Rochester Airport's runway 02/20 from the south

Maidstone Road, Chatham

Getting here

By road, rail, bus and taxi, parking, and access for groups.

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Rochester Castle and Cathedral from the air

Medway and Kent

Days out

Rochester Castle and Cathedral, the Historic Dockyard, Leeds Castle and more.

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Aircraft on display at the Family Fun Day

What’s on

Events

The Family Fun Day and what’s coming next.

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