Coastguard Helicopter to Glasgow Prestwick Airport

Saturday, 11 July 2026 | 15:15 | From Glasgow Prestwick Airport

Flight route Coastguard Helicopter Glasgow Prestwick Airport - Glasgow Prestwick Airport, 11 July 2026, 14:15

On Saturday, 11 July 2026 at 15:15, a Coastguard Helicopter departed from Glasgow Prestwick Airport to Glasgow Prestwick Airport. It was the Coastguard Helicopter with registration number G-MCGP. The flight lasted 83 minutes. During that period, the aircraft travelled 176 miles at an average speed of 129 miles per hour at a maximum altitude of 1450 feet.

Photo of helicopter: G-MCGP

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

177 miles

1450 feet

129 mph

83 minutes

15:15

16:37

Flight tracking overview, altitude and location

Route

Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, South Ayrshire16:37

Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, South Ayrshire16:34

Prestwick, South Ayrshire16:34

Inner Seas16:10

Irish Sea16:00

Inner Seas15:59

Irish Sea15:51

Inner Seas, 15:39

Inner Seas15:18

Troon, South Ayrshire15:18

Loans, South Ayrshire15:18

Troon, South Ayrshire15:18

Prestwick, South Ayrshire15:17

Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, South Ayrshire15:17

Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, South Ayrshire15:15

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