The short answer
Helicopter charter to Brands Hatch lands at Biggin Hill or Rochester Airport, with a car for the last miles to the circuit at Fawkham in Kent. Battersea to Biggin Hill is about 10 to 15 minutes by helicopter. We do not promise a landing at the circuit. Race dates are announced each year: ask us for the current date.
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Key facts
- Event
- Race meetings and track days, Brands Hatch, Fawkham, Kent
- Usual season
- Spring to autumn
- Dates
- Dates are announced each year: ask us for the current date
- Where we land
- London Biggin Hill Airport (weekdays 06:30 to 23:00, weekends 08:00 to 22:00, prior permission); Rochester Airport as the Kent alternative
- Biggin Hill to London (Battersea)
- About 10 to 15 minutes by helicopter; at least 47 minutes by road
- Biggin Hill to Gatwick
- About 15 minutes by helicopter; at least 45 minutes by road
- Last mile
- Chauffeur car from the airfield to the circuit
The nearest landing site
London Biggin Hill Airport is the site we plan around for this event. Permission and times are confirmed with your booking.
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- Address
- Biggin Hill Airport, Biggin Hill, Bromley
- Hours as published (checked 29 Sept 2026)
- Weekdays 06:30–23:00; weekends and public holidays 08:00–22:00 (local). No operations outside aerodrome operating hours
- Permission
- Prior permission required (PPR): we arrange it with your flight
- Customs
- Yes – on site
- Runway
- 03/21 – 1,806 m × 45 m macadam (grooved)
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Where do you land for Brands Hatch?
Helicopter charter to Brands Hatch uses the airfields nearest the circuit. London Biggin Hill Airport is a business aviation airport with a 1,806 metre runway, weekday hours of 06:30 to 23:00 and weekend hours of 08:00 to 22:00, and a full-service handling operation. Rochester Airport, in the Medway towns, has grass runways and is open 08:30 to 17:30. We do not hold a landing site at the circuit, and we never promise one; any landing nearer than the airfields would need the owner's permission and a suitable site.
Charter-A Helicopter is the helicopter charter service of Charter-A Ltd, which has arranged private flights across the UK and Europe since 2011. From the airfield, a car completes the journey. See helicopter charter Biggin Hill and helicopter charter Kent.
Journey times to London Biggin Hill Airport
Typical helicopter times against the car from the nearest cities, taken from our route data.
| To | Distance | Helicopter | By road | Typical saving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epsom Downs | 11 nm (13 mi) | 10 to 15 min | 45 min (19 mi) | 32 min |
| London | 12 nm (13 mi) | 10 to 15 min | 47 min (18 mi) | 34 min |
| London Gatwick | 14 nm (16 mi) | 15 to 15 min | 45 min (26 mi) | 30 min |
| London Heathrow | 20 nm (23 mi) | 15 to 20 min | 1 h 10 min (49 mi) | 52 min |
| Ascot Racecourse | 27 nm (31 mi) | 20 to 20 min | 1 h 11 min (50 mi) | 51 min |
| Goodwood | 41 nm (47 mi) | 25 to 30 min | 1 h 37 min (68 mi) | 1 h 09 min |
| Cambridge | 53 nm (61 mi) | 30 to 35 min | 1 h 39 min (76 mi) | 1 h 06 min |
| Newmarket Racecourse | 56 nm (65 mi) | 30 to 35 min | 1 h 38 min (80 mi) | 1 h 05 min |
| Southampton | 57 nm (66 mi) | 30 to 35 min | 1 h 55 min (93 mi) | 1 h 22 min |
| Oxford | 59 nm (68 mi) | 30 to 40 min | 2 h 01 min (93 mi) | 1 h 26 min |
| Silverstone | 60 nm (68 mi) | 30 to 40 min | 2 h 16 min (107 mi) | 1 h 41 min |
| Cheltenham Racecourse | 86 nm (99 mi) | 40 to 50 min | 2 h 46 min (127 mi) | 2 h 01 min |
| Norwich | 93 nm (107 mi) | 45 to 55 min | 2 h 46 min (134 mi) | 1 h 56 min |
| Birmingham | 94 nm (109 mi) | 45 to 55 min | 2 h 57 min (149 mi) | 2 h 07 min |
| Bristol | 103 nm (119 mi) | 50 to 60 min | 3 h 09 min (147 mi) | 2 h 14 min |
| Cardiff | 127 nm (146 mi) | 60 to 70 min | 3 h 48 min (185 mi) | 2 h 43 min |
| Manchester | 148 nm (170 mi) | 65 to 85 min | 4 h 35 min (225 mi) | 3 h 20 min |
| Liverpool | 160 nm (184 mi) | 70 to 90 min | 4 h 41 min (243 mi) | 3 h 21 min |
| York Racecourse | 162 nm (187 mi) | 70 to 90 min | 4 h 22 min (231 mi) | 3 h 02 min |
| Leeds | 164 nm (189 mi) | 75 to 90 min | 4 h 35 min (234 mi) | 3 h 12 min |
| Aintree Racecourse | 169 nm (194 mi) | 75 to 95 min | 4 h 43 min (251 mi) | 3 h 18 min |
| Newcastle | 231 nm (266 mi) | 1 h 40 min to 2 h 05 min | 6 h 11 min (315 mi) | 4 h 18 min |
Helicopter figures are typical block times: distance at 135 knots plus 8 minutes, shown as a range. Road figures are free-flowing road times, a floor that real journeys rarely beat. Distances are in a straight line. Figures from our UK route data, checked 29 Sep 2026.
Times from London and Gatwick
Biggin Hill to central London is about 10 to 15 minutes by helicopter against at least 47 minutes by road; to Epsom 10 to 15 against 45; to Gatwick about 15 against 45; to Heathrow 15 to 20 against 1 hour 10. From Rochester, London is about 20 minutes against 1 hour 8. These figures come from our route data, and the road times are free-flowing floors that race-day traffic will exceed.
For a Battersea start see Battersea and London helicopter transfers. For the east Kent side see Southend.
Race days and track days
Brands Hatch holds national race meetings, club events and track days through the season. Tickets, paddock passes and hospitality come from the circuit; we arrange the flight. Corporate groups use a race day for client hospitality, often combined with a morning of meetings in London. Our race circuit page and Silverstone page explain how motorsport days work.
Plan a margin on the way back: the roads around the circuit can be slow after a meeting, and Biggin Hill's evening hours allow a generous window.
Planning notes
Arrive 10 minutes before departure, supply weights and keep bags soft. Biggin Hill requires prior permission and handling for larger aircraft. If the flight is cancelled because of the weather, you pay nothing.
Executive Global Travel can arrange cars. See the South East England page for the wider picture.
Frequently asked questions
Can a helicopter land at Brands Hatch?
We do not hold a landing site at the circuit. We land at Biggin Hill or Rochester and a car completes the journey.
How long is the flight from Battersea?
About 10 to 15 minutes to Biggin Hill, then a car.
When are the race meetings?
Dates are announced each year: ask us for the current date. The season runs from spring to autumn.
Which airfield is better?
Biggin Hill for hours and handling, Rochester for a quieter Kent landing. We choose when we quote.
Do you sell tickets?
No. Tickets and hospitality come from the circuit. We arrange the travel.
What if the weather stops the flight?
If the flight is cancelled because of the weather, you pay nothing.
