Coastguard Helicopter to Porthmadog, The Cob

Monday, 6 April 2026 | 16:22 | From Caernarfon Airport

Flight path map showing Coastguard Helicopter route from Caernarfon Airport to Porthmadog

On Monday, 6 April 2026 at 16:22, a Coastguard Helicopter departed from Caernarfon Airport to Porthmadog. It was the Coastguard Helicopter with registration number G-MCGI. The flight lasted 16 minutes. During that period, the aircraft travelled 19 miles at an average speed of 72 miles per hour at a maximum altitude of 2250 feet.

Photo of helicopter: G-MCGI

Helicopter: G-MCGI

The helicopter G-MCGI 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: CG Rescue G-MCGI MG 0869.jpg by Ronnie Robertson Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CG_Rescue_G-MCGI_MG_0869.jpg

19 miles

2250 feet

72 mph

16 minutes

16:22

16:37

Flight tracking overview, altitude and location

Route

The Cob, Gwynedd16:37

Talsarnau, Gwynedd16:36

Porthmadog, Gwynedd16:36

Talsarnau, Gwynedd16:35

Porthmadog, Gwynedd16:34

Tremadog, Gwynedd16:34

Penmorfa, Gwynedd16:33

Dolbenmaen, Gwynedd16:31

Clynnog, Gwynedd16:31

Pant Glas, Gwynedd16:31

Llanllyfni, Gwynedd16:30

Pen-y-groes, Gwynedd16:29

Ger Y Llan, Gwynedd16:28

Dinas Dinlle, Gwynedd16:27

Caernarfon Airport, Caernarfon16:22

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