HEL Helsinki Vantaa Airport
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+6 min

Helsinki (HEL) airport average departure delay right now

Measured operations: departures +6 min, arrivals 13 min early. No cancellations across 80 tracked flights.

Hour by hour
08:00today +6 min on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Helsinki (HEL) delays today: 94% of the 65 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +6 min and arrivals 13 min early, across 80 flights tracked so far today. No cancellations have been recorded. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 29 October 2026 at 05:37 UTC.

Departures36 timed
On time75%27
Delayed25%9
typical now +6 min
Arrivals29 timed
On time100%29
Delayed0%0
typical now 13 min early
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
08:50QR304DOH Doha · gate 46on time
09:00D82766LGW London Gatwick · gate 44on time
09:05AY435OUL Oulu · gate 13Aon time
09:05AY807ARN Stockholm Arlanda · gate 5on time
09:10AY1013TLL Tallinn · gate 11on time
09:15RP693POR Pori · gate 17Aon time
09:20D82876TFS Tenerife · gate 35on time
09:25AY1471VIE Vienna · gate 16on time

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +27. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
08:35AY432OUL from Ouluon time
08:35AY826ARN from Stockholm Arlandaon time
08:40AY1012TLL from Tallinnon time
08:40AY964CPH from Copenhagenon time
08:45RP692POR from Porion time
09:35AY362KUO from Kuopioon time
In the air to HELlive positions · 3-min feed
2aircraft inbound · next to land AY1582 from Paris Charles de Gaulle, lands ~10:28
AY1582Paris Charles de Gaulle
lands ~10:28
HO1607Shanghai
~4h+ out

Positions as of 08:37 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Why8 kt S winds, Broken at 400 ft at HEL right now (METAR).
Cancelled 0.0%0 of 80 A typical day here runs ~0.8%. Today is holding at or below normal. Weather window Forecast (TAF) ⛈️ clears ~17:00 Very low visibility now, improving around 17:00 local per the TAF. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.

Tomorrow at Helsinki

Forecast

Fri 30 Oct, local date

High9°Clikely 8°C to 10°C
Low6°Clikely 3°C to 8°C
Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
0.7%usually 0.7%
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
2.7%usually 2.6%

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 220 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Last 30 days

Today is the 30th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +14 min departures.

Typical week here
+13
MON
+10
TUE
+9
WED
+13
THU
+12
FRI
+12
SAT
+12
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Wednesday (+9 min), heaviest on Thursday (+13 min).

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Sample · what you getHEL went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/helsinki-HEL

Helsinki airport delays today

Weather watch at HEL: measured operations remain calm. A typical departure is currently +6 min. Arrivals are 13 min early. Cancellations: 0 of 80 tracked flights (0.0%). Weather improves around 17:00 local per the TAF. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 09:00 (+4 min expected). The terminal forecast includes Winds SSW-200 at 10kt, Vis 10km, Few clouds at 600ft, Broken layer at 800ft.

Nearby gateways: TLL RIX ARN VNO OSL GOT · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Helsinki

Is Helsinki (HEL) delayed right now?

Weather watch at HEL: measured operations remain calm. LIFR flight rules now. Measured operations: departures +6 min, arrivals 13 min early. No cancellations across 80 tracked flights. 94% of the 65 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Helsinki (HEL)?

Winds S-190 at 8kt, Vis 5km, Temp 9°C, Dew 9°C, Alt 1022 hPa, Light Drizzle, Mist, Broken layer at 400ft, Broken layer at 600ft. 9°C. wind 8 kt. visibility 5 km. flight rules LIFR.

What is the best day to fly from Helsinki (HEL)?

Over the last 90 days, Wednesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+9 min). Thursday ran heaviest (+13 min).

How often are flights delayed at HEL today?

We tracked 80 flights today: departures +6 min, arrivals 13 min early. No cancellations are recorded in the tracked sample.

What is the TAF forecast for HEL?

The next TAF period (IFR) forecasts: Winds SSW-200 at 10kt, Vis 10km, Few clouds at 600ft, Broken layer at 800ft.

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
LIFRRight now low-instrument (LIFR). Throughput can drop sharply and diversions become more likely.
Wind190° 8 kt
Visibility5 km
Ceiling400 ft
Temp / dew9 / 9 °C
Pressure1022 hPa
WeatherLight Drizzle Mist
EFHK 290550Z 19008KT 5000 -DZ BR BKN004 BKN006 09/09 Q1022 TEMPO 4500 DZ
08:00 to 15:00IFRWinds SSW-200 at 10kt, Vis 10km, Few clouds at 600ft, Broken layer at 800ft
08:00 to 15:00TEMPOLIFRVis 2.5km, Drizzle, Mist, Overcast layer at 400ft
17:00 to 22:00BECMGVFRScattered clouds at 1200ft
17:00 to 22:00MVFRBroken layer at 1200ft
Dep index
0.5/5Arr index
0.0/5
METAR 07:50 local · 50m ago · delay window 07:37 local · How these are computed → methodology