Coastguard Helicopter to Bute Airfield

Saturday, 20 June 2026 | 20:12 | From Loch Awe

Flight route Coastguard Helicopter Loch Awe - Bute Airfield, 20 June 2026, 19:12

On Saturday, 20 June 2026 at 20:12, a Coastguard Helicopter departed from Loch Awe to Bute Airfield. It was the Coastguard Helicopter with registration number G-MCGT. The flight lasted 15 minutes. During that period, the aircraft travelled 35 miles at an average speed of 144 miles per hour at a maximum altitude of 2375 feet.

Photo of helicopter: G-MCGT
Helicopter: G-MCGT

The helicopter G-MCGT 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: Ronnie Macdonald

Distance travelled
36 miles
2375 feet
dashboard average speed
144 mph
15 minutes
20:12
20:26
Flight tracking overview, altitude and location

Route

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Bute Airfield, 20:26

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Bute Airfield20:26

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Inner Seas20:20

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Colintraive, Argyll and Bute20:20

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Argyll and Bute, Argyll and Bute20:19

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Auchenbreck, Argyll and Bute20:18

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Argyll and Bute, Argyll and Bute20:18

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Duiletter, Argyll and Bute20:18

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Clachan of Glendaruel, Argyll and Bute20:17

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Duiletter, Argyll and Bute20:17

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Argyll and Bute, Argyll and Bute20:16

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Inner Seas20:15

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Argyll and Bute, Argyll and Bute20:12

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Dalavich, Argyll and Bute20:12

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Loch Awe, 20:12