Coastguard Helicopter on its way from Kirkwall Airport
Monday, 14 September 2026 | 23:33
On Monday, 14 September 2026 | 23:33 at 23:33, a Coastguard Helicopter departed from Kirkwall Airport and is now flying over North Sea. This is the Coastguard Helicopter with registration number G-MCGU. The flight has been in the air for 51 minutes. During that period, the aircraft travelled 90 miles at an average speed of 106 miles per hour at a maximum altitude of 3325 feet.
Helicopter: G-MCGU
The helicopter G-MCGU 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: Steve Lynes
90 miles
3325 feet
106 mph
52 minutes
23:33
00:24:20
Route
North Sea00:24
North Sea00:08
Latheronwheel, Highland00:07
Latheron, Highland00:07
Standing, Highland00:07
Brooklands, Highland00:07
Latheron, Highland00:06
Upper Rumster, Highland00:06
Stroanhoback, Highland00:06
Achow, Highland00:06
Bulreanrob, Highland00:05
Clashmore, Highland00:05
Highland, Highland00:03
Flex Hill, Highland00:02
Bilbster, Highland00:01
Myrelandhorn, Highland00:01
Reiss, Highland00:01
Kirk, Highland00:00
Caithness, Highland00:00
Howe, Highland00:00
Mireland, Highland00:00
Ruthers of Howe, Highland23:59
Highland, Highland23:57
Canisbay, Highland23:57
Mey, Highland23:57
North Atlantic Ocean23:56
Stroma Airstrip, Orkney23:56
North Atlantic Ocean23:48
Mark Stone of Gaitnip, Orkney Islands23:47
Kirkwall, Orkney Islands23:46
Kirkwall Airport, Orkney Islands23:45
Kirkwall Airport, Orkney Islands23:33
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