Coastguard Helicopter to Glasgow Prestwick Airport
Thursday, 19 March 2026 | 16:20 | From Glasgow Prestwick Airport
On Thursday, 19 March 2026 at 16:20, a Coastguard Helicopter departed from Glasgow Prestwick Airport to Glasgow Prestwick Airport. It was the Coastguard Helicopter with registration number G-MCGP. The flight lasted 17 minutes. During that period, the aircraft travelled 16 miles at an average speed of 58 miles per hour at a maximum altitude of 675 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
17 miles
675 feet
58 mph
18 minutes
16:20
16:37
Route
Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, South Ayrshire16:37
Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, South Ayrshire16:32
Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, South Ayrshire16:31
Prestwick, Prestwick16:30
Ayr, Ayr16:30
Alloway, Alloway16:29
Inner Seas16:27
Alloway, Alloway16:27
Ayr, Ayr16:26
Prestwick, Prestwick16:25
Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, South Ayrshire16:25
Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, South Ayrshire16:20
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