Coastguard Helicopter to Glasgow Prestwick Airport
Thursday, 23 April 2026 | 16:28 | From Queen Elizabeth Hospital
On Thursday, 23 April 2026 at 16:28, 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 31 minutes. During that period, the aircraft travelled 27 miles at an average speed of 54 miles per hour at a maximum altitude of 900 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
28 miles
900 feet
54 mph
31 minutes
16:28
16:59
Route
Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, South Ayrshire16:59
Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, South Ayrshire16:59
Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, South Ayrshire16:57
Prestwick, South Ayrshire16:57
Hansel Village, South Ayrshire16:56
Underhills, South Ayrshire16:56
Bogend, South Ayrshire16:56
Craigie, South Ayrshire16:55
Bellfield, South Ayrshire16:55
Crossroads, East Ayrshire16:55
Hurlford, East Ayrshire16:54
Moscow, East Ayrshire16:53
Waterside, East Ayrshire16:52
Fenwick, East Ayrshire16:51
East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire16:51
East Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire16:50
Floak, East Renfrewshire16:50
East Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire16:50
Loganswell, East Renfrewshire16:50
Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire16:48
Berryknowes Road, Glasgow City16:46
Glasgow, Glasgow City16:45
Queen Elizabeth Hospital16:28
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