Rochester Airport (RCS)

Description: Kent, England, United Kingdom

Newest Review: ... importance. The Present times: ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Spreads over a generous 156 acres and has room for 60 hangared aircrafts and 40 parked on grass at any time. The entrance has a security guard section where you would need to sign -up when entering and exiting(from my knowledge of four years back when I accompanied a friend for his beginners flight lessons). There are four runways of grass ... more

... only short of a kilometer in lengths for light aircrafts. One of these has lighting for night-time use. There are three on the premises training schools specializing in light aircraft. The airport is open for business flights too. A wonderful c...more

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Rochester Airport (RCS): 75 years of Highflying (743 words)
by - written on 02/12/08 (Very useful, 213 readings)
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Destination Location ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Address Rochester Airport PLC Maidstone Road Chatham Kent ME5 9SD Latitude N 5121.06 Longitude E 00030.12 Magnetic 2.0o W decreasing Elevation 399 ft 15mb History: ^^^^^ The then Rochester Council (now Medway council)purchased the land at Rochester Airfield with the intention of building a municipal airport in September 1933. Some time later the Short brothers( famous for building aircraft in 1909 on the Isle of Sheppey), were granted the permission ... Read the complete review

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