Coastguard Helicopter on its way from Cornwall Airport Newquay

Sunday, 20 September 2026 | 21:19

On Sunday, 20 September 2026 | 21:19 at 21:19, a Coastguard Helicopter departed from Cornwall Airport Newquay and is now flying over Mylor Churchtown. This is the Coastguard Helicopter with registration number G-MCGI. The flight has been in the air for 59 minutes. During that period, the aircraft travelled 21 miles at an average speed of 22 miles per hour at a maximum altitude of 725 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
21 miles
725 feet
dashboard average speed
22 mph
60 minutes
21:19
22:18:52
Flight tracking overview, altitude and location

Route

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Mylor Churchtown, Cornwall22:18

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Mylor Churchtown, Cornwall22:08

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Feock, Cornwall22:07

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Mylor Churchtown, Cornwall21:59

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Feock, Cornwall21:58

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Mylor Churchtown, Cornwall21:39

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Feock, Cornwall21:37

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Truro, Cornwall21:37

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Malpas, Cornwall21:37

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Truro, Cornwall21:37

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Tresillian, Cornwall21:36

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Probus, Cornwall21:36

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St. Clement, Cornwall21:36

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St. Erme, Cornwall21:35

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Ladock, Cornwall21:34

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St. Newlyn East, Cornwall21:34

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St. Enoder, Cornwall21:34

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St. Newlyn East, Cornwall21:33

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St. Enoder, Cornwall21:33

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Penhale, Cornwall21:33

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A3059, Cornwall21:31

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Cornwall Airport Newquay, Newquay21:19