Lydd Aero Club

Kent, England, United Kingdom· Lydd Airport(EGMD)

✓ Approved by UK Civil Aviation Authority· Approval GBR.ATO.0409

Lydd Aero Club at a glance

Lydd Aero Club is a flight school at Lydd Airport (EGMD) in Kent, United Kingdom. It offers training for Trial flights, Private pilot licence (PPL), Instrument rating, Multi-engine rating, Night rating, and Type ratings. Its fleet includes Piper PA-28 (Warrior, Archer, Arrow, Cherokee). At Lydd Airport, 65% of daylight hours have weather suitable for training flights. The best months are April, July, and August; December is the most difficult. There are 2 other flight schools within 31 miles.

Courses and training

Trial flights

This school offers trial flights.

Trial flight details ↗

Prices

Course or itemPrice
Piper PA28 private hire pay-as-you-go
hour
Includes: All-inclusive of VAT; subject to fuel price fluctuation and Club membership
£295
≈ $373
Piper PA28 training dual and solo pay-as-you-go
hour
Includes: All-inclusive of VAT; subject to fuel price fluctuation and Club membership
£340
≈ $430
Piper PA28 advanced training pay-as-you-go
hour
Includes: All-inclusive of VAT; subject to fuel price fluctuation and Club membership
£345
≈ $437
Piper PA28 CBIR training pay-as-you-go
hour
Includes: All-inclusive of VAT; subject to fuel price fluctuation and Club membership
£355
≈ $449
Piper PA28 private hire account rate
hour
Includes: Account rate for £1000 deposited; all-inclusive of VAT; subject to fuel price fluctuation and Club membership
£280
≈ $354
Piper PA28 training account rate
hour
Includes: Account rate for £1000 deposited; all-inclusive of VAT; subject to fuel price fluctuation and Club membership
£330
≈ $418
Piper PA28 advanced training account rate
hour
Includes: Account rate for £1000 deposited; all-inclusive of VAT; subject to fuel price fluctuation and Club membership
£335
≈ $424
Piper PA28 CBIR training account rate
hour
Includes: Account rate for £1000 deposited; all-inclusive of VAT; subject to fuel price fluctuation and Club membership
£345
≈ $437
Multi-Engine-Piston Tecnam 2006 training
hour
Includes: All-inclusive; subject to fuel price fluctuation; private hire not available on this aircraft
£535
≈ $677
Training in own aircraft
hour
Includes: Training in student's own aircraft
£58
≈ $73
IMC training in own aircraft
hour
Includes: IMC training in student's own aircraft
£64
≈ $81

Prices last checked September 2026. Always confirm the current price with the school.

Aircraft

Typical flying weather at Lydd Airport

Share of daylight hours each month with weather suitable for training flights (cloud base at least 3,000 ft, visibility at least 5 statute miles / 8 km, wind no more than 20 knots, no thunderstorms, freezing conditions or snow).

51% Jan
51% Feb
56% Mar
73% Apr
73% May
72% Jun
75% Jul
75% Aug
73% Sep
70% Oct
60% Nov
47% Dec

From weather reports at Lydd (0 miles from the airfield), 2016–2025.

Location

Airfield
Lydd Airport(EGMD)
Address
Lydd Airport, Lydd, Kent, TN29 9QL
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Source: UK Civil Aviation Authority list of approved training organisations (CAP / Doc 31), and the school’s own website.Details last checked September 2026.

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