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Rochester Airport (Kent)
Airport in Rochester, Medway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rochester Airport (IATA: RCS, ICAO: EGTO) also known as Rochester Airfield, is a small airstrip located 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) south of Rochester in South East England, with the River Medway 1.5 NM (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) from the end of runway 34, 3.4 mi (5.5 km) from Chatham and its Historic Dockyard and the Medway area.
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Rochester Airport | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Control Tower at Rochester Airport | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Private Aircraft Storage | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Medway Council | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Rochester Airport Ltd. | ||||||||||||||
Location | Rochester, Medway | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 426 ft / 130 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 51°21′07″N 000°30′10″E | ||||||||||||||
Website | www.rochesterairport.co.uk | ||||||||||||||
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Rochester Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P846) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Rochester Airport PLC). The airfield currently has no scheduled flights, and is only used to store privately owned aircraft in a cram hangar.