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This is a list of airports, airfields and airstrips in Kent, United Kingdom. It includes those places historically in Kent which were absorbed into Greater London in the boundary changes of 1974.

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Airfields in Kent. Useage - Military = red, Balloon stations = orange, Military and Civil = green, civil = blue.
1 Abbey Wood, 2 Allhallows, 3 Ashford, 4 Bekesbourne, 5 Biggin Hill, 6 Brenzett, 7 Broad Salts, 8 Bromley 9 Broomfield, 10 Capel-le-Ferne, 11 Challock, 12 Detling, 13 Dover 14 Dymchurch, 15 Eastchurch, 16 Eynsford, 17 Farningham, 18 Frinsted, 19 Gillingham, 201 Godmersham Park, 21 Grain, 22 Gravesend, 23 Grove Park, 24 Guilton, 25 Guston Road, 26 Harrietsham, 27 Harty, 28 Hawkinge, 29 Headcorn, 30 High Halden, 31 Horton Kirby 32 Hunton, 33 Joyce Green, 34 Kingsnorth (Ashford), 35 Kingsnorth (Grain), 36 Lashenden (Headcorn), 37 Leigh Green, 38 Lenham, 39 Lidsing, 40 Littlestone, 41 RFC Lydd, 42 RAF Lydd (WWI), 43 RAF Lydd (WWII), 44 Lydd (Ferryfield) 45 Lympne, 46 Manston, 47 Marden, 48 Margate, 49 Newchurch, 50 New Romney, 51 Orpington 52 Oxney, 53 Penshurst, 54 Port Victoria, 55 Pluckley, 56 Plumstead Marshes, 57 Ramsgate, 58 Ripple, 59 Rochester, 60 RFC Sheerness, 61 RAF Sheerness, 62 Shellbeach, 63 Sissinghurst, 64 Staplehurst, 65 St Margaret's, 66 Sole Street, 67 South Ash, 68 Sundridge, 69 Swalecliffe, 70 Swingfield, 71 Throwley, 72 Tunbridge Wells 73 Walmer, 74 Westenhanger, 75 Westgate, 76 West Malling (Maidstone), 77 Wittersham, 78 Woodchurch, 79 Wye.

RFC, RNAS and RAF airfields

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Airfields operated by the Royal Flying Corps, Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force which had land located facilities for use by aircraft. Stations that used a river or the sea for take-off and landing, Chain Home and other radar sites are not included. Includes United States Army Air Force and United States Air Force stations during the Second World War and Cold War.

Name Opened Closed Location History
RFC Allhallows
51°28′N 0°38′E / 51.467°N 0.633°E / 51.467; 0.633 		1916[1] Allhallows Class 3 landing ground, extending to 32 acres (13 ha). No permanent facilities, used by aircraft from Eastchurch.[2] Later saw civil use as Allhallows Airfield.[1]
RAF Ashford
51°07′31″N 0°48′58″E / 51.12528°N 0.81611°E / 51.12528; 0.81611 		13 August 1943[3] 15 September 1944[3] Great Chart Advanced Landing Ground.[4]
RAF Bekesbourne
51°15′10″N 1°09′30″E / 51.25278°N 1.15833°E / 51.25278; 1.15833 		c1914.[5]
May 1940[5] 		1919.[6]
June 1940.[5] 		Bekesbourne Became Bekesbourne Airfield post-WWI, and closed in the summer of 1939. Re-opened for a short time during WWII.
RAF Biggin Hill
51°19′51″N 000°01′57″E / 51.33083°N 0.03250°E / 51.33083; 0.03250 		1917.[7] October 1992.[7] Biggin Hill In joint civil/military use from 1959, when Croydon Airport closed. Now London Biggin Hill Airport.[7]
RAF Brenzett
51°1′00″N 0°52′30″E / 51.01667°N 0.87500°E / 51.01667; 0.87500 		14 September 1943.[8] 13 December 1944.[8] Brenzett Advanced Landing Ground.[9]
RAF Broad Salts
51°17′00″N 1°21′33″E / 51.28333°N 1.35917°E / 51.28333; 1.35917 		September 1916[10] Autumn 1918[11] Sandwich Emergency Landing Ground.
RAF Broomfield
51°21′26″N 1°10′00″E / 51.35722°N 1.16667°E / 51.35722; 1.16667 		December 1916[12] April 1922[12] Broomfield
RAF Detling
51°18′20″N 00°36′00″E / 51.30556°N 0.60000°E / 51.30556; 0.60000 		1916.[13]
1931[14] 		1919[13]
15 March 1959.[15] 		Detling Opened in 1916 as RNAS Detling, closed in 1919.[13] Reopened in 1938 and runway extended. Used as a satellite airfield during the Battle of Britain,[14] with the Fleet Air Arm using the airfield later.[13] Post-war user for a gliding school, and by Kent Gliding Club. Closed 15 March 1959 due to Ministry of Defence selling land back to pre-war owners, who did not wish for flying to continue.[15] Now Kent County Showground.[14]
RAF Dover
51°7′37″N 1°19′25″E / 51.12694°N 1.32361°E / 51.12694; 1.32361 		1914May 1919[16] May 1919[16] Dover Combined seaplane and airship base. After initial operational use it became a training and repair depôt. Closed in May 1919 although Dover Harbour continued to be used for seaplanes into the 1930s.[16]
RAF Dymchurch
51°03′24″N 1°02′07″E / 51.05667°N 1.03528°E / 51.05667; 1.03528 		February 1917.[17] September 1919.[17] Dymchurch Opened as the Machine Gun School in 1915, becoming the School of Aerial Gunnery in September 1916, when a kite balloon station was established. Later served as an airfield for the No. 1 (Auxiliary) School of Aerial Gunnery, which was renamed No. 1 (Observer) School of Aerial Gunnery in March 1918. Designated as an emergency landing ground in November 1918. Also known as RAF Hythe and RAF Palmarsh.[16] Closed in September 1919.[17] Site put up for disposal in 1920, but remained in RAF hands. Possibly considered for use as an Advanced Landing Ground din 1942.[18]
RAF Eastchurch
51°23′40″N 0°50′49″E / 51.39444°N 0.84694°E / 51.39444; 0.84694 		November 1909.[19] 3 June 1947.[19] Eastchurch
RFC Eynsford
51°21′54″N 0°12′26″E / 51.36500°N 0.20722°E / 51.36500; 0.20722 		1915.[20] Eynsford
RAF Farningham
51°23′50″N 0°14′17″E / 51.39722°N 0.23806°E / 51.39722; 0.23806 		1915.[21] September 1918.[21] Farningham
RAF Folkestone
51°06′13″N 1°13′47″E / 51.10361°N 1.22972°E / 51.10361; 1.22972 		8 May 1915.[22] January 1920[22] Capel-le-Ferne Airship station, Originally RNAS Capel-le-Ferne. Initially housed ex-Army airships Beta, Delta and Gamma. Main assembly station for SS-class blimps. Renamed RAF Folkestone in April 1918.[23] Closed January 1920,[22] but saw use as a wireless station during WWII.[24]
RAF Frinsted
51°16′37″N 0°42′18″E / 51.27694°N 0.70500°E / 51.27694; 0.70500 		February 1917.[25] November 1918.[25] Frinsted
RAF Grain
51°26′15″N 0°42′46″E / 51.43750°N 0.71278°E / 51.43750; 0.71278 		30 December 1912.[26] 17 March 1924[27] Grain Also known as RNAS Port Victoria, later also RAF Isle of Grain. Used as a trials station, the Marine Aircraft Experimental Depot. A number of aircraft were designed and built here, all bearing the "Port Victoria" designation. Airfield was a grass landing field measuring 2,500 by 1,500 ft (760 by 460 m). Closed on 17 March 1924, when the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment, as it had been renamed, moved to the former Seaplane Experimental Station, Felixtowe,Suffolk.[18]
RAF Gravesend
51°25′5″N 0°23′49″E / 51.41806°N 0.39694°E / 51.41806; 0.39694 		Gravesend
RAF Grove Park July 1917.[28] June 1919.[28] Grove Park Emergency Landing Ground.
RAF Guilton May 1918[29] November 1918[29] Guilton
RAF Guston Road
51°08′15″N 1°19′26″E / 51.13750°N 1.32389°E / 51.13750; 1.32389 		December 1914[30] 1920[30] Guston Originally a RNAS station. Used as a training base, which rôle continued after passing to the RAF. Located adjacent to RAF St Margarets and immediately north of Fort Burgoyne. Closed early 1920.[31]
RFC Harrietsham Harrietsham
RAF Harty
51°21′54″N 0°54′13″E / 51.36500°N 0.90361°E / 51.36500; 0.90361 		February 1918.[32] November 1918[32] Harty Emergency Landing Ground.
RAF Hawkinge
51°6′45″N 1°9′9″E / 51.11250°N 1.15250°E / 51.11250; 1.15250 		February 1915[33] 8 December 1961[33] Hawkinge
RAF Headcorn
51°10′58″N 000°41′16″E / 51.18278°N 0.68778°E / 51.18278; 0.68778 		20 August 1943.[34] September 1944.[34] Headcorn Advanced Landing Ground.
RAF High Halden
51°07′17″N 000°42′16″E / 51.12139°N 0.70444°E / 51.12139; 0.70444 		13 April 1944.[35] 15 September 1944.[35] High Halden Advanced Landing Ground.
RFC Hunton
51°12′28″N 0°26′40″E / 51.20778°N 0.44444°E / 51.20778; 0.44444 		December 1916.[36] 30 October 1917.[36] Hunton Emergency Landing Ground.
RAF Joyce Green
51°28′13″N 0°13′08″E / 51.47028°N 0.21889°E / 51.47028; 0.21889 		14 July 1911.[37] December 1919.[37] Joyce Green
RAF Kingsnorth (WWI)
51°25′22″N 0°36′07″E / 51.42278°N 0.60194°E / 51.42278; 0.60194 		April 1914.[38] 1919.[39] Kingsnorth, Isle of Grain Airship Station. Opened in April 1914. Blimp Astra Torres based at RNAS Kingsnorth when WWI broke out, followed hy Perseval shortly after. Used as an airship design and production, and training base, gaining a reputation as a centre of excellence for airships. Closed in 1919 and hangars dismantled in 1920.[39]
RAF Kingsnorth (WWII)
51°06′15″N 0°33′54″E / 51.10417°N 0.56500°E / 51.10417; 0.56500 		1 July 1943.[40] July 1944.[40] Kingsnorth, Ashford
RAF Lashenden
51°09′24″N 0°38′33″E / 51.15667°N 0.64250°E / 51.15667; 0.64250 		August 1943.[41] Headcorn Advanced Landing Ground.
RFC Horton Kirby
51°23′33″N 0°15′45″E / 51.39250°N 0.26250°E / 51.39250; 0.26250 		Horton Kirby
RAF Leigh Green
51°04′01″N 0°41′22″E / 51.06694°N 0.68944°E / 51.06694; 0.68944 		December 1916.[42] November 1918.[42] Leigh Green Emergency Landing Ground.
RAF Lenham
51°14′28″N 0°43′08″E / 51.24111°N 0.71889°E / 51.24111; 0.71889 		Lenham
RAF Littlestone
50°59′0″N 0°58′20″E / 50.98333°N 0.97222°E / 50.98333; 0.97222 		1 August 1917.[43] November 1919.[43] Littlestone-on-Sea Emergency Landing Ground.
RAF Lydd (WWI)
50°56′59″N 0°53′33″E / 50.94972°N 0.89250°E / 50.94972; 0.89250 		December 1914.[44] November 1918.[44] Lydd
RAF Lydd (WWII)
50°58′15″N 0°52′18″E / 50.97083°N 0.87167°E / 50.97083; 0.87167 		1 July 1943.[45] 1944.[45] Lydd Advanced Landing Ground.
RFC Lympne
51°05′N 1°01′E / 51.083°N 1.017°E / 51.083; 1.017 		1916. 1919. Lympne
RAF Lympne
51°05′N 1°01′E / 51.083°N 1.017°E / 51.083; 1.017 		1939. 1945. Lympne
RAF Manston
51°20′52″N 1°21′01″E / 51.34778°N 1.35028°E / 51.34778; 1.35028 		July 1915 1999 Manston
RAF Marden
51°10′N 0°31′E / 51.167°N 0.517°E / 51.167; 0.517 		January 1917.[46] 1919.[47] Staplehurst Emergency Landing Ground.
RAF Newchurch
51°03′04″N 00°55′13″E / 51.05111°N 0.92028°E / 51.05111; 0.92028 		2 July 1943.[48] 13 December 1944.[48] Newchurch Advanced Landing Ground.
RAF New Romney
51°00′09″N 0°56′39″E / 51.00250°N 0.94417°E / 51.00250; 0.94417 		2 July 1943.[49] 19 December 1944.[49] New Romney Advanced Landing Ground.
RFC Penshurst
51°12′N 0°11′E / 51.200°N 0.183°E / 51.200; 0.183 		December 1916[50] September 1919.[6] Leigh Emergency Landing Ground.
RAF Penshurst
51°12′N 0°11′E / 51.200°N 0.183°E / 51.200; 0.183 		1940.[51] 13 May 1946.[50] Leigh Emergency Landing Ground.
RAF Plumstead Marshes January 1917.[52] Plumstead
RAF Pluckley
51°10′28″N 0°44′33″E / 51.17444°N 0.74250°E / 51.17444; 0.74250 		February 1917.[53] June 1919.[53] Pluckley Emergency Landing Ground.
RAF Ramsgate
51°21′13″N 1°24′48″E / 51.35361°N 1.41333°E / 51.35361; 1.41333 		1939 1940 Ramsgate Previously Ramsgate Airport. Used as a satellite to RAF Manston during the Battle of Britain, thereafter obstructed and returned to agriculture post-war. Reopened in 1952 and served until 1968.
RAF Rochester
51°21′00″N 0°30′15″E / 51.35000°N 0.50417°E / 51.35000; 0.50417 		Rochester
RAF Sheerness
51°26′13″N 0°46′52″E / 51.43694°N 0.78111°E / 51.43694; 0.78111 		June 1917.[54] 1919.[54] Sheerness Emergency Landing Ground,[39] established in June 1917 and closed in 1919.[54] No permanent facilities.[55]
RAF Shellbeach
51°23′19″N 0°56′00″E / 51.38861°N 0.93333°E / 51.38861; 0.93333 		1917.[56] 1970s.[56] Leysdown In February 1909,[57] Short Brothers established an aircraft factory at Shellbeach, and a landing ground was developed, which was also used by members of the Aero Club. Shorts transferred production to Eastchurch in 1910, but Shellbeach was used as a production and development site. During WWI, Shellbeach was designated as an Emergency Landing Ground, becoming a training station in 1917. Post-war, it remained as an administration centre for nearby ranges, being used as such until the 1970s. Site disposed of in 1981.[39]
RAF Sissinghurst August 1943.[58] September 1943.[58] Sissinghurst Advanced Landing Ground?
RAF Sole Street February 1917.[59] September 1918.[59] Sole Street Emergency Landing Ground.
RAF South Ash
51°20′46″N 0°18′01″E / 51.34611°N 0.30028°E / 51.34611; 0.30028 		December 1916.[60] May 1919.[60] Ash Emergency Landing Ground
RAF Staplehurst
51°09′42″N 0°34′18″E / 51.16167°N 0.57167°E / 51.16167; 0.57167 		7 August 1943.[61] 18 January 1945.[61] Staplehurst Advanced Landing Ground.
RAF St Margaret's
51°08′24″N 1°19′50″E / 51.14000°N 1.33056°E / 51.14000; 1.33056 		September 1911[62] May 1920[62] St Margaret's Bay Also known as Swingate Down. Site adjacent to RAF Guston Road. Opened in August 1914 as a base to provide a close forward landing ground for aircraft flying across the English Channel. By November 1915 the base was in use as a training base. Ceased to be used operationally in February 1919,[63] and closed in May 1920.[62] Part of the site was retained for storage purposes. Used for a Chain Home radar station during WWII, with the towers being converted for civil use post-war.[63]
RAF Swingfield
51°09′32″N 1°12′12″E / 51.15889°N 1.20333°E / 51.15889; 1.20333 		February 1917.[64] 28 April 1945.[64] Swingfield RFC Emergency Landing Ground. RAF Advanced Landing Ground.
RAF Throwley
51°14′54″N 0°51′06″E / 51.24833°N 0.85167°E / 51.24833; 0.85167 		October 1916.[65] March 1919.[65] Throwley The 87 acres (35 ha) site was established in October 1916. Initially a Home Defence airfield, Throwley became a training base in February 1918 and closed in March 1919. During WWII, the site was allocated as an Emergency Landing Ground and dispersal field for RAF Detling, but was not used for this purpost.[55]
RFC Tunbridge Wells 1914.[66] 1915.[66] Tunbridge Wells Possible location in the area of what is now Liptrap's Lane.[67]
RAF Walmer
51°11′30″N 1°24′05″E / 51.19167°N 1.40139°E / 51.19167; 1.40139 		May 1917.[68] September 1919.[68] Walmer Established on a 57 acres (23 ha) site in May 1917 and used as a base for aircraft protecting shipping anchored in The Downs.[69] Closed in September 1919.[68] Site used as an RAF MT base during WWII.[69]
RAF Westenhanger
51°05′30″N 11°01′46″E / 51.09167°N 11.02944°E / 51.09167; 11.02944 		14 September 1910[70] July 1944[70] Westenhanger 1910 a typo for 1940?
RNAS Westgate
51°23′02″N 1°21′22″E / 51.38389°N 1.35611°E / 51.38389; 1.35611 		1 August 1914[71] 7 February 1920[71] Westgate-on-Sea Established as an Admiralty Landing Ground, opening on 1 August 1914 as a land and seaplane base. Closed to land based aircraft in July 1916, but remained in use as a seaplane base until closure on 7 February 1920.[71]
RAF West Malling
51°16′16″N 0°24′09″E / 51.27111°N 0.40250°E / 51.27111; 0.40250 		West Malling ICAO Code EGKM
RAF Woodchurch
51°05′34″N 0°46′47″E / 51.09278°N 0.77972°E / 51.09278; 0.77972 		28 July 1943.[72] 18 September 1944.[72] Woodchurch Advanced Landing Ground.
RAF Wye
51°11′30″N 0°55′32″E / 51.19167°N 0.92556°E / 51.19167; 0.92556 		May 1916.[73] June 1919.[73] Wye Established in May 1916,[73] the first squadron moved in on 5 July 1916, but it didn't have any aircraft. Used as a training base until February 1919. Post-war aslo saw use as a receiving station for squadrons returning from Europe,[74] finally closing in June 1919.[73]

Military balloon stations

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Name Opened Closed Location History
RAF Godmersham Park
51°12′59″N 0°55′58″E / 51.21639°N 0.93278°E / 51.21639; 0.93278 		May 1918[75] November 1918[23] Godmersham Balloon and airship station. Satellite to RAF Folkestone. Closed immediately following the end of WWI.[23]
Lidsing 1887[76] Lidsing Royal Engineers Balloon Station.[76] WWII decoy airfield
RFC Lydd 1887.[76] 1919.[77] Lydd Balloon Station.
RFC Sheerness
51°26′N 0°45′E / 51.433°N 0.750°E / 51.433; 0.750 		1917.[78] September 1919.[78] Sheerness Balloon Station, 75 acres (30 ha) site used as a training station. Site handed back to the Admiralty in September 1919.[55]
RAF Wittersham
51°01′14″N 0°41′21″E / 51.02056°N 0.68917°E / 51.02056; 0.68917 		1918.[79] November 1918.[23] Wittersham Balloon and airship station. Satellite to RAF Folkestone. Closed immediately after the end of WWI.[23]

Civil airports

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Civil airports which operate, or have operated, scheduled or chartered civil services.

Name Opened Closed Location History
Kent International (Manston)
51°20′52″N 1°21′01″E / 51.34778°N 1.35028°E / 51.34778; 1.35028 		1960 - Manston ICAO Code EGMH, IATA Code MSE. Joint civil/military until 1999, now civil.
Lydd (Ferryfield)
50°17′18″N 0°56′16″E / 50.28833°N 0.93778°E / 50.28833; 0.93778 		13 July 1954.[80] - Lydd ICAO Code EGMD, IATA Code LYX.
Lympne
51°05′N 1°01′E / 51.083°N 1.017°E / 51.083; 1.017 		1919. 1984. Lympne ICAO Code EGMK, IATA Code LYM.
Ramsgate
51°21′13″N 1°24′48″E / 51.35361°N 1.41333°E / 51.35361; 1.41333 		1 July 1935
1 June 1952 		1939
1968. 		Ramsgate
Rochester
51°21′00″N 0°30′15″E / 51.35000°N 0.50417°E / 51.35000; 0.50417 		9 June 1934.[81] - Rochester ICAO Code EGTO, IATA Code RCS.

Civil airfields

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Civil airfields which are, or were, used by general aviation, corporate or business aircraft, but which have, or had, have no scheduled or charter services.

Name Opened Closed location History
Abbey Wood Abbey Wood
Allhallows Airfield
51°28′N 0°38′E / 51.467°N 0.633°E / 51.467; 0.633 		1935[1] Allhallows Previously RFC Allhallows.[1]
Bekesbourne
51°15′10″N 1°09′30″E / 51.25278°N 1.15833°E / 51.25278; 1.15833 		1919.[6] 1939 Bekesbourne Also known as Bridge and Canterbury airfield.[5] Airfield was open as late as July 1939. On 21 July, the Chief Flying Instructor of Bekesbourne Flying Club was killed when the aircraft he was flying was involved in a mid-air collision with a Hawker Hart of the Oxford University Air Squadron over Tilmanstone.[82]
Biggin Hill
51°19′51″N 000°01′57″E / 51.33083°N 0.03250°E / 51.33083; 0.03250 		1959[7] - Biggin Hill Joint military/civil airfield between 1959 and October 1992.[7] ICAO Code EGKB, IATA Code BQH.
Bromley Aerodrome Bromley
Broomfield
51°21′26″N 1°10′00″E / 51.35722°N 1.16667°E / 51.35722; 1.16667 		Broomfield
Challock
51°12′N 0°50′E / 51.200°N 0.833°E / 51.200; 0.833 		1963[83] - Challock ICAO Code EGKE. Gliding, some General Aviation.
Eynsford
51°21′54″N 0°12′26″E / 51.36500°N 0.20722°E / 51.36500; 0.20722 		1915[20] Eynsford
Gillingham Gillingham
Gravesend
51°25′5″N 0°23′49″E / 51.41806°N 0.39694°E / 51.41806; 0.39694 		25 August 1932[84] June 1956.[84] Gravesend
Horton Kirby
51°23′33″N 0°15′45″E / 51.39250°N 0.26250°E / 51.39250; 0.26250 		September 1931.[85] September 1939.[85] Horton Kirby
Lashenden (Headcorn)
51°09′24″N 0°38′33″E / 51.15667°N 0.64250°E / 51.15667; 0.64250 		Headcorn ICAO code EGKH.
Lenham Airfield
51°14′28″N 0°43′08″E / 51.24111°N 0.71889°E / 51.24111; 0.71889 		1930.[86] September 1939.[86] Lenham
Littlestone
50°59′0″N 0°58′20″E / 50.98333°N 0.97222°E / 50.98333; 0.97222 		1925.[87] 1937.[87] Littlestone-on-Sea
Maidstone
51°16′16″N 0°24′09″E / 51.27111°N 0.40250°E / 51.27111; 0.40250 		West Malling
Marden (Pagehurst)
51°10′N 0°31′E / 51.167°N 0.517°E / 51.167; 0.517 		1919.[47] 24 June 1934.[47] Staplehurst
Margate 1920.[88] c1930.[88] Margate
Orpington Orpington
Penshurst
51°12′N 0°11′E / 51.200°N 0.183°E / 51.200; 0.183 		September 1919.[6] 28 July 1936.[89] Leigh
Oxney 1920s[90] 1920s[90] Isle of Oxney
Plumstead Marshes 1930s[52] Plumstead
Ripple Airfield
51°12′08″N 1°22′18″E / 51.20222°N 1.37167°E / 51.20222; 1.37167 		February 1933.[91] September 1939.[91] Ripple
Shellbeach
51°23′19″N 0°56′00″E / 51.38861°N 0.93333°E / 51.38861; 0.93333 		November 1937.[57] Leysdown
Sundridge 1910.[92] c1919.[92] Sundridge
Swalecliffe August 1946.[93] c1950.[93] Swalecliffe

Private airstrips

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Privately owned and operated General Aviation airstrips, usually on a Prior Premission Required basis, including microlight airstrips and helipads. Balloon launch sites are outside the scope of this list, excepting military sites mentioned above. These locations are not included on the map at the top of the article.

Name Opened Closed Location History
Baldwyns Park - - Bexley Site of Hiram Maxim's early tests of his captive flying machine in November 1894.[94]
Bicknor Farm landing strip
51°14′24″N 0°34′12″E / 51.24000°N 0.57000°E / 51.24000; 0.57000 		Otham
Chatham Chatham Balloon Station. St Mary's Barracks?[76]
Clipgate landing strip
51°11′N 1°09′E / 51.183°N 1.150°E / 51.183; 1.150 		Barham
Cockerington Farm landing strip 1929[95] 1932[95] Thanington Without Used for airshows between 1929 and 1932. Planted as an orchard in 1933.[95]
Coldharbour Farm landing strip
50°59′N 1°09′E / 50.983°N 1.150°E / 50.983; 1.150 		Brookland
Crayford Crayford Aircraft factory.
Erith Marshes Erith Aircraft factory.
Farthing Corner Aerodrome
51°19′N 0°36′E / 51.317°N 0.600°E / 51.317; 0.600 		Hartlip ICAO Code EGMF. Also known as Stoneacre Farm.
Frinsted Aerodrome
51°16′37″N 0°42′18″E / 51.27694°N 0.70500°E / 51.27694; 0.70500 		Frinsted On site of RFC Frinsted
Fowle Hall landing strip
TQ 688 462 		- Laddingford Private airstrip.
Hamilton Farm landing strip
51°06′N 0°54′E / 51.100°N 0.900°E / 51.100; 0.900 		Aldington
Harringe Court landing strip Sellindge
Hermitage Lane landing strip
51°17′24″N 0°29′02″E / 51.29000°N 0.48389°E / 51.29000; 0.48389 		Barming
Little Engeham Farm landing strip.
51°06′00″N 0°46′43″E / 51.10000°N 0.77861°E / 51.10000; 0.77861 		1987.[72] - Woodchurch Near site of RAF Woodchurch. Private strip built 1987 with 1,970 feet (600 m) runway, lengthened to 2,560 feet (780 m) in 1991.[72]
Lowden landing strip
51°02′N 0°39′E / 51.033°N 0.650°E / 51.033; 0.650 		Rolvenden Layne
Maypole Aerodrome
50°20′14″N 1°09′18″E / 50.33722°N 1.15500°E / 50.33722; 1.15500 		- Hoath ICAO code EGHB.[96]
Monks House landing strip
50°06′32″N 0°50′02″E / 50.10889°N 0.83389°E / 50.10889; 0.83389 		- Shadoxhurst
Old Hay landing strip
TQ 692 451 		By 2005 - Paddock Wood Private airstrip. Opened prior to 8 February 2005 when Piper Cherokee G-BHIL crashed whilst attempting to land on a drug-running flight, killing the pilot.[47]
Pattenden Lane Helipad
TQ 740 448 		2000 - Marden Helipad, used by Kent Air Ambulance.[47]
Pent Farm landing strip
51°06′N 1°04′E / 51.100°N 1.067°E / 51.100; 1.067 		Postling
Ramsnest Aerodrome
51°06′N 0°39′E / 51.100°N 0.650°E / 51.100; 0.650 		Biddenden Pre WWII, civil.
Romney Street Farm landing strip Sevenoaks
Spelmonden landing strip
TQ 695 672 		- Goudhurst Private airstrip.
Stilebridge landing strip - Linton Microlight airstrip.[47]
Stoke Aerodrome
51°27′00″N 0°38′20″E / 51.45000°N 0.63889°E / 51.45000; 0.63889 		- Stoke
The Old Barn landing strip
TQ 560 479
51°12′32″N 0°14′03″E / 51.20889°N 0.23417°E / 51.20889; 0.23417 		August 1931.[97] August 1933.[97] Hildenborough Private airstrip.
Tonbridge Aerodrome c1913.[98] c.1914.[98] Tonbridge An attempt by pioneer aviators Frank Gooden and Richard Johnson to establish an airfield to the north of Tonbridge at Cage Green was curtailed by the outbreak of World War One.[98]
Wanshurst Green landing strip
TQ 765 453 		- Marden Microlights airstrip.[47]
Waldershare Aerodrome
51°10′N 1°07′E / 51.167°N 1.117°E / 51.167; 1.117 		Whitfield Gliders
Water Farm landing strip
51°07′26″N 1°00′25″E / 51.12389°N 1.00694°E / 51.12389; 1.00694 		Monks Horton

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