Coastguard Helicopter to Irish Sea

Thursday, 23 April 2026 | 10:27 | From Caernarfon Airport

Flight path map showing Coastguard Helicopter route from Caernarfon Airport to Irish Sea

On Thursday, 23 April 2026 at 10:27, a Coastguard Helicopter departed from Caernarfon Airport to Irish Sea. It was the Coastguard Helicopter with registration number G-MCGI. The flight lasted 110 minutes. During that period, the aircraft travelled 226 miles at an average speed of 124 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

Distance travelled
227 miles
1600 feet
dashboard average speed
124 mph
111 minutes
10:27
12:17
Flight tracking overview, altitude and location

Route

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Irish Sea, 12:17

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Irish Sea11:42

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Kilkeel11:41

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Kilkeel, Newry, Mourne and Down11:40

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Kilkeel11:39

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Kilkeel, Newry, Mourne and Down11:38

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Kilkeel11:37

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Irish Sea11:30

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Kilkeel11:29

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Kilkeel, Newry, Mourne and Down11:29

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Kilkeel11:28

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Irish Sea11:25

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Ballymartin11:24

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Irish Sea11:18

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Annalong11:18

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Irish Sea10:41

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Penrhosfeilw10:41

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Holyhead10:40

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10:35

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Dinas Dinlle, Gwynedd10:35

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Caernarfon Airport, Caernarfon10:27