Coastguard Helicopter to English Channel
Wednesday, 29 April 2026 | 10:46 | From Cornwall Airport Newquay
On Wednesday, 29 April 2026 at 10:46, a Coastguard Helicopter departed from Cornwall Airport Newquay to English Channel. It was the Coastguard Helicopter with registration number G-MCGI. The flight lasted 62 minutes. During that period, the aircraft travelled 53 miles at an average speed of 52 miles per hour at a maximum altitude of 1350 feet.
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
53 miles
1350 feet
52 mph
63 minutes
10:46
11:49
Route
English Channel11:49
English Channel, 11:45
English Channel, 11:45
English Channel11:43
Mawnan, 11:41
Mawnan, 11:40
Mawnan, Cornwall11:39
Old Church Road, Cornwall11:37
Mawnan Smith, Cornwall11:36
Mawnan, Cornwall11:36
Mawnan Smith, Cornwall11:34
Mawnan, Cornwall11:34
Maenporth, Cornwall11:33
Maenporth11:33
Falmouth, Cornwall11:32
English Channel11:31
Bohortha, Cornwall11:30
Porth Creek11:30
Bohortha, Cornwall11:29
English Channel11:28
Veryan, Cornwall11:28
English Channel11:26
Gorran Haven, Cornwall11:25
English Channel11:16
Bohortha, Cornwall11:14
Probus, Cornwall11:10
Grampound Road, Cornwall11:09
St. Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall11:09
Trethosa, Cornwall11:08
St. Dennis, Cornwall11:08
Indian Queens, Cornwall11:07
St. Columb Major, Cornwall11:05
Cornwall Airport Newquay, Newquay11:04
Cornwall Airport Newquay, Newquay10:46
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