Coastguard Helicopter to Bute Airfield

Monday, 30 March 2026 | 9:58 | From Glasgow Prestwick Airport

Flight path map showing Coastguard Helicopter route from Glasgow Prestwick Airport to Bute Airfield

On Monday, 30 March 2026 at 9:58, a Coastguard Helicopter departed from Glasgow Prestwick Airport to Bute Airfield. It was the Coastguard Helicopter with registration number G-MCGP. The flight lasted 30 minutes. During that period, the aircraft travelled 32 miles at an average speed of 63 miles per hour at a maximum altitude of 1450 feet.

Photo of helicopter: G-MCGP

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

32 miles

1450 feet

63 mph

31 minutes

09:58

10:28

Flight tracking overview, altitude and location

Route

Bute Airfield, 10:28

Bute Airfield10:28

Inner Seas10:28

Bute Airfield10:26

Inner Seas10:12

Troon, South Ayrshire10:11

Loans, South Ayrshire10:10

Monkton, South Ayrshire10:10

Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, South Ayrshire10:10

Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, South Ayrshire09:58

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