Coastguard Helicopter to Glasgow Prestwick Airport
Monday, 16 March 2026 | 13:16 | From Ballycastle
On Monday, 16 March 2026 at 13:16, a Coastguard Helicopter departed from Ballycastle to Glasgow Prestwick Airport. It was the Coastguard Helicopter with registration number G-MCGP. The flight lasted 28 minutes. During that period, the aircraft travelled 72 miles at an average speed of 152 miles per hour at a maximum altitude of 1075 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
72 miles
1075 feet
152 mph
29 minutes
13:16
13:44
Route
Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, South Ayrshire13:44
Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, South Ayrshire13:42
Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, South Ayrshire13:41
Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, South Ayrshire13:39
Prestwick, Prestwick13:39
Ayr, Ayr13:38
Inner Seas13:24
Irish Sea13:23
Inner Seas13:16
Ballycastle, Ballycastle13:16
Novally Road, Causeway Coast and Glens District13:16
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