Coastguard Helicopter to Kirkwall Airport
Thursday, 1 October 2026 | 8:14 | From North Atlantic Ocean
On Thursday, 1 October 2026 at 8:14, a Coastguard Helicopter departed from North Atlantic Ocean to Kirkwall Airport. It was the Coastguard Helicopter with registration number G-MCGG. The flight lasted 10 minutes. During that period, the aircraft travelled 23 miles at an average speed of 141 miles per hour at a maximum altitude of 1650 feet.
Helicopter: G-MCGG
The helicopter G-MCGG 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: Mark Harkin
24 miles
1650 feet
141 mph
10 minutes
08:14
08:24
Route
Kirkwall Airport, Orkney Islands08:24
Tankerness, Orkney Islands08:23
Kirkwall, Orkney Islands08:21
Anti Aircraft Battery (20th Century), Radar Site (20th Century, Orkney Islands08:21
Searchlight Emplacement (Second World War) - Twartquoy, Orkney Islands08:21
Scatinan, Orkney Islands08:20
Kirbister, Orkney Islands08:20
Orphir, Orkney Islands08:18
North Atlantic Ocean, 08:14
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