Coastguard Helicopter on its way from Caernarfon Airport

Thursday, 23 April 2026 | 10:27

On Thursday, 23 April 2026 | 10:27 at 10:27, a Coastguard Helicopter departed from Caernarfon Airport and is now flying over Irish Sea. This is the Coastguard Helicopter with registration number G-MCGI. The flight has been in the air for 92 minutes. During that period, the aircraft travelled 181 miles at an average speed of 119 miles per hour at a maximum altitude of 1600 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

182 miles

1600 feet

119 mph

93 minutes

10:27

11:59:02

Flight tracking overview, altitude and location

Route

Irish Sea11:58

Irish Sea11:42

Kilkeel11:41

Kilkeel, Newry, Mourne and Down11:40

Kilkeel11:39

Kilkeel, Newry, Mourne and Down11:38

Kilkeel11:37

Irish Sea11:30

Kilkeel11:29

Kilkeel, Newry, Mourne and Down11:29

Kilkeel11:28

Irish Sea11:25

Ballymartin11:24

Irish Sea11:18

Annalong11:18

Irish Sea10:41

Penrhosfeilw10:41

Holyhead10:40

10:35

Dinas Dinlle, Gwynedd10:35

Caernarfon Airport, Caernarfon10:27

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