Coastguard Helicopter to Kirkbride Airfield
Thursday, 16 April 2026 | 16:24 | From Buttermere
On Thursday, 16 April 2026 at 16:24, a Coastguard Helicopter departed from Buttermere to Kirkbride Airfield. It was the Coastguard Helicopter with registration number G-MCGO. The flight lasted 20 minutes. During that period, the aircraft travelled 24 miles at an average speed of 72 miles per hour at a maximum altitude of 1925 feet.
Helicopter: G-MCGO
The helicopter G-MCGO 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: Alec Wilson
24 miles
1925 feet
72 mph
20 minutes
16:24
16:44
Route
Kirkbride Airfield, Wigton, Cumbria16:44
Kirkbride Airfield, Wigton, Cumbria16:38
Kirkbride Airfield, Wigton, Cumbria16:36
Kirkbride Airfield, Wigton, Cumbria16:36
Kirkbride Airfield, Wigton, Cumbria16:34
Aikton, Cumberland16:33
Oulton, Cumberland16:32
Lessonhall, Cumberland16:31
Waverton, Cumberland16:30
Allhallows, Cumberland16:30
Torpenhow, Cumberland16:29
Sunderland, Cumberland16:28
Setmurthy, Cumberland16:27
Cockermouth, Cumberland16:27
Embleton, Cumberland16:26
High Lorton, Cumberland16:25
Buttermere, Cumberland16:25
Loweswater, Cumberland16:24
Scalehill Bridge, Cumberland16:24
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