Coastguard Helicopter to English Channel
Monday, 31 August 2026 | 19:24 | From Cornwall Airport Newquay
On Monday, 31 August 2026 at 19:24, a Coastguard Helicopter departed from Cornwall Airport Newquay to English Channel. It was the Coastguard Helicopter with registration number G-MCGI. The flight lasted 32 minutes. During that period, the aircraft travelled 73 miles at an average speed of 138 miles per hour at a maximum altitude of 1325 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
74 miles
1325 feet
138 mph
32 minutes
19:24
19:56
Route
English Channel, 19:56
English Channel19:37
Pentewan, Cornwall19:36
Polgooth, Cornwall19:35
Sticker, Cornwall19:35
Trewoon, Cornwall19:35
St. Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall19:35
Coombe, Cornwall19:34
Trethosa, Cornwall19:34
Nanpean, Cornwall19:34
St. Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall19:33
Indian Queens, Cornwall19:33
St. Columb Major, Cornwall19:31
St. Mawgan, Cornwall19:31
Cornwall Airport Newquay, Newquay19:30
Cornwall Airport Newquay, Newquay19:24
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