Coastguard Helicopter to Lough Foyle

Thursday, 1 October 2026 | 4:49 | From Glasgow Prestwick Airport

Flight route Coastguard Helicopter Glasgow Prestwick Airport - Lough Foyle, 01 October 2026, 03:49

On Thursday, 1 October 2026 at 4:49, a Coastguard Helicopter departed from Glasgow Prestwick Airport to Lough Foyle. It was the Coastguard Helicopter with registration number G-MCGR. The flight lasted 67 minutes. During that period, the aircraft travelled 114 miles at an average speed of 102 miles per hour at a maximum altitude of 1950 feet.

Photo of helicopter: G-MCGR
Helicopter: G-MCGR

The helicopter G-MCGR 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: Albert Bridge

Distance travelled
114 miles
1950 feet
dashboard average speed
102 mph
67 minutes
04:49
05:56
Flight tracking overview, altitude and location

Route

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Lough Foyle, 05:56

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Lough Foyle05:39

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Derry/Londonderry, Derry and Strabane District05:38

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Inner Seas05:35

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Causeway Coast and Glens District05:35

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Bellarena, Causeway Coast and Glens District05:34

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Bellarena, Causeway Coast and Glens05:33

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Causeway Coast and Glens District, Causeway Coast and Glens05:31

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Castlerock, Causeway Coast and Glens05:31

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Castlerock, Causeway Coast and Glens District05:31

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Castlerock05:30

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Portstewart05:30

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Portstewart, Causeway Coast and Glens05:29

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Portrush, Causeway Coast and Glens05:29

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Portrush, Causeway Coast and Glens District05:29

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Inner Seas05:15

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Irish Sea05:13

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Inner Seas04:55

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Ayr, South Ayrshire04:54

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Prestwick, South Ayrshire04:53

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Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, South Ayrshire04:51

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Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, South Ayrshire04:49