Coastguard Helicopter to Bute Airfield, Bute Airfield
Saturday, 21 February 2026 | 17:47 | From Glasgow Prestwick Airport
On Saturday, 21 February 2026 at 17:47, a Coastguard Helicopter departed from Glasgow Prestwick Airport to Bute Airfield. It was the Coastguard Helicopter with registration number G-MCGP. The flight lasted 18 minutes. During that period, the aircraft travelled 28 miles at an average speed of 91 miles per hour at a maximum altitude of 950 feet.
Helicopter: G-MCGP
The helicopter G-MCGP is used by the British Coastguard. The helicopter is deployed in search and rescue operations at sea, rescue operations involving ships or drilling platforms, patrols to prevent smuggling or piracy, environmental monitoring and disaster relief support.
Photo: Jonathan Payne
28 miles
950 feet
91 mph
19 minutes
17:47
18:05
Route
Bute Airfield18:05
Bute Airfield, 18:05
Bute Airfield18:03
Inner Seas17:55
Stevenston17:55
Irvine17:54
Troon17:53
Loans17:53
Troon17:52
Monkton17:52
Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, South Ayrshire17:51
Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, South Ayrshire17:47
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