Coastguard Helicopter to English Channel
Saturday, 29 August 2026 | 21:55 | From Cornwall Airport Newquay
On Saturday, 29 August 2026 at 21:55, a Coastguard Helicopter departed from Cornwall Airport Newquay to English Channel. It was the Coastguard Helicopter with registration number G-MCGI. The flight lasted 41 minutes. During that period, the aircraft travelled 64 miles at an average speed of 95 miles per hour at a maximum altitude of 1625 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
65 miles
1625 feet
95 mph
41 minutes
21:55
22:36
Route
English Channel22:36
English Channel, 22:35
English Channel, 22:34
English Channel, 22:34
English Channel, 22:34
English Channel, 22:33
English Channel, 22:33
English Channel, 22:31
English Channel, 22:30
English Channel22:14
Pentewan, Cornwall22:13
St. Ewe, Cornwall22:13
Polgooth, Cornwall22:13
Sticker, Cornwall22:13
St. Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall22:12
Coombe, Cornwall22:12
Trethosa, Cornwall22:11
St. Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall22:11
St. Dennis, Cornwall22:11
Fraddon, Cornwall22:10
Penhale, Cornwall22:10
St. Columb Major, Cornwall22:09
Newquay, Cornwall22:09
Cornwall Airport Newquay, Newquay22:07
Cornwall Airport Newquay, Newquay21:55
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