Coastguard Helicopter on its way from Cornwall Airport Newquay

Sunday, 23 August 2026 | 0:43

On Sunday, 23 August 2026 | 0:43 at 0:43, a Coastguard Helicopter departed from Cornwall Airport Newquay and is now flying over Camborne. This is the Coastguard Helicopter with registration number G-MCGI. The flight has been in the air for 39 minutes. During that period, the aircraft travelled 26 miles at an average speed of 40 miles per hour at a maximum altitude of 900 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
26 miles
900 feet
dashboard average speed
40 mph
40 minutes
00:43
01:23:00
Flight tracking overview, altitude and location

Route

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Camborne, Cornwall01:22

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Camborne, Cornwall01:17

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Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall01:15

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Camborne, Cornwall01:01

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Bristol Channel00:57

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Holywell, Cornwall00:56

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Crantock, Cornwall00:56

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Newquay, Cornwall00:55

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Bristol Channel00:55

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Newquay, Cornwall00:54

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B3276, Cornwall00:53

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Cornwall Airport Newquay, Newquay00:43