Coastguard Helicopter to Blackpool, Blackpool
Thursday, 26 February 2026 | 15:12 | From Glasgow Prestwick Airport
On Thursday, 26 February 2026 at 15:12, a Coastguard Helicopter departed from Glasgow Prestwick Airport to Blackpool. It was the Coastguard Helicopter with registration number G-MCGP. The flight lasted 106 minutes. During that period, the aircraft travelled 168 miles at an average speed of 96 miles per hour at a maximum altitude of 4950 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
169 miles
4950 feet
96 mph
106 minutes
15:12
16:58
Route
Blackpool, Lancashire16:58
Blackpool, Lancashire16:57
Little Marton, Lancashire16:56
Staining, Fylde16:56
Staining, Blackpool16:56
Fylde, Lancashire16:55
Lytham St Annes, Fylde16:55
Fylde, Lancashire16:55
Lytham St Annes, Fylde16:54
Fylde, Lancashire16:53
Irish Sea15:55
Kirkcudbright15:52
Borgue15:52
Kirkcudbright15:52
Twynholm15:51
Gatehouse of Fleet15:49
Loch Doon15:39
Bellsbank15:37
Dalmellington15:37
Waterside15:36
Patna15:35
Rankinston15:35
Patna15:34
Coylton15:32
St Quivox15:31
Mossblown15:31
St Quivox15:31
Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, South Ayrshire15:29
Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, South Ayrshire15:12
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