Coastguard Helicopter to Glasgow Prestwick Airport
Sunday, 12 April 2026 | 0:40 | From Queen Elizabeth Hospital
On Sunday, 12 April 2026 at 0:40, a Coastguard Helicopter departed from Queen Elizabeth Hospital to Glasgow Prestwick Airport. It was the Coastguard Helicopter with registration number G-MCGP. The flight lasted 41 minutes. During that period, the aircraft travelled 26 miles at an average speed of 39 miles per hour at a maximum altitude of 2275 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
27 miles
2275 feet
39 mph
42 minutes
00:40
01:21
Route
Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, South Ayrshire01:21
Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, South Ayrshire01:21
Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, South Ayrshire01:21
Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, South Ayrshire01:20
Prestwick, South Ayrshire01:19
Hansel Village, South Ayrshire01:19
Symington, South Ayrshire01:18
Hansel Village, South Ayrshire01:18
Bogend, South Ayrshire01:17
Earlston, South Ayrshire01:17
Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire01:14
Fenwick, East Ayrshire01:14
Kilmaurs, East Ayrshire01:14
Fenwick, East Ayrshire01:13
Stewarton, East Ayrshire01:12
Fenwick, East Ayrshire01:12
East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire01:11
Kingsford, East Renfrewshire01:10
Barrhead, East Renfrewshire01:09
Neilston, East Renfrewshire01:09
Barrhead, East Renfrewshire01:07
Glasgow, Glasgow City01:04
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 01:03
Queen Elizabeth Hospital00:40
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