Coastguard Helicopter to Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Glasgow Prestwick Airport
Thursday, 26 February 2026 | 17:15 | From Blackpool
On Thursday, 26 February 2026 at 17:15, a Coastguard Helicopter departed from Blackpool to Glasgow Prestwick Airport. It was the Coastguard Helicopter with registration number G-MCGP. The flight lasted 75 minutes. During that period, the aircraft travelled 149 miles at an average speed of 120 miles per hour at a maximum altitude of 4225 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
150 miles
4225 feet
120 mph
75 minutes
17:15
18:30
Route
Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, South Ayrshire18:30
Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, South Ayrshire18:28
Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, South Ayrshire18:27
Prestwick18:26
Hansel Village18:26
Monkton18:25
Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, South Ayrshire18:25
Prestwick18:24
Ayr18:23
Alloway18:22
Inner Seas18:13
Kirkoswald18:11
Dailly18:09
The Lanes18:09
Barr18:07
Corrafeckloch18:04
Glentrool Village18:04
Bargrennan18:04
Glentrool Village18:03
Bargrennan18:03
Holm18:03
Newton Stewart18:02
Bargrennan18:02
Newton Stewart18:01
Minnigaff18:01
Newton Stewart18:00
Palnure17:59
Carsewalloch17:58
Creetown17:57
Irish Sea17:18
Blackpool, Lancashire17:15
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