Coastguard Helicopter to English Channel

Thursday, 17 September 2026 | 19:22 | From Cornwall Airport Newquay

Flight route Coastguard Helicopter Cornwall Airport Newquay - English Channel, 17 September 2026, 18:22

On Thursday, 17 September 2026 at 19:22, a Coastguard Helicopter departed from Cornwall Airport Newquay to English Channel. It was the Coastguard Helicopter with registration number G-MCGI. The flight lasted 49 minutes. During that period, the aircraft travelled 75 miles at an average speed of 93 miles per hour at a maximum altitude of 1475 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

75 miles

1475 feet

93 mph

49 minutes

19:22

20:11

Flight tracking overview, altitude and location

Route

English Channel, 20:11

English Channel, 20:11

English Channel, 20:11

English Channel19:58

South Hams, Devon19:58

Plymouth19:57

English Channel19:57

Plymouth19:56

English Channel19:54

Heybrook Bay, Devon19:53

English Channel19:46

Heybrook Bay, Devon19:45

English Channel19:44

Torpoint, Cornwall19:44

Cawsand, Cornwall19:44

Freathy, Cornwall19:43

English Channel19:41

Seaton, Cornwall19:41

St. Martin-by-Looe, Cornwall19:41

St Martin, Cornwall19:41

Looe, Cornwall19:40

Tredinnick, Cornwall19:40

Duloe, Cornwall19:40

Pelynt, Cornwall19:40

Duloe, Cornwall19:39

St Marnarch's Road, Cornwall19:39

Lanreath, Cornwall19:39

Lanreath, Cornwall19:38

St. Winnow, Cornwall19:38

Lerryn, Cornwall19:38

St. Winnow, Cornwall19:38

Lostwithiel, Cornwall19:37

Lanlivery, Cornwall19:36

Luxulyan, Cornwall19:36

Roche Barton Farm Airstrip, Saint Austell, Cornwall19:35

Roche, Cornwall19:35

St. Columb Major, Cornwall19:35

Roche, Cornwall19:35

St. Wenn, Cornwall19:34

St. Columb Major, Cornwall19:33

Cornwall Airport Newquay, Newquay19:31

Cornwall Airport Newquay, Newquay19:22

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