# Rochester Airport (RCS / EGTO)

**Rochester Airport** (IATA: RCS, ICAO: EGTO) is a small airport in Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1938. It has one runway, 827 m (2,713 ft) long, grass. It is operated by Medway Council.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/egto

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: RCS / EGTO
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Medway Council
- Serves: Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1938
- Elevation: 133 m / 436 ft
- Coordinates: 51.3519, 0.5033
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 827 m / 2,713 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Website: http://www.rochesterairport.co.uk/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester_Airport_(Kent) (10 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3915777
- Weather station: EGMC
- Ident: EGTO

## Timeline

- 1938: Rochester Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02L/20R | 827 m / 2,713 ft | 32 m / 105 ft | Grass | 023° / 203° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 827 m / 2,713 ft | =18,294 of 29,858 | =1,894 in Europe | =161 in GB |
| Elevation | 133 m / 436 ft | =28,326 of 43,403 | =3,009 in Europe | =113 in GB |
| Age | Opened 1938 | =870 of 15,079 | =451 in Europe | =63 in GB |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =120 in GB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | Rochester AFIS | 122.255 |

## Nearby airports

- [EGMF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egmf.md) Farthing Corner / Stoneacre Farm Airfield · 7.1 km / 4.4 mi
- [GB-0366](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0366.md) Stoke Airfield · 14 km / 8.6 mi
- [GB-0799](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0799.md) Rankins Farm Airfield · 16 km / 10 mi
- [GB-0925](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0925.md) Frinsted Airstrip · 16 km / 10 mi
- [GB-0234](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0234.md) Laddingford Aerodrome · 19 km / 12 mi
- [GB-0548](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-0548.md) Lukesfield Airstrip · 19 km / 12 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/egto/data