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Direct flights from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Helsinki (HEL): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 23 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 8,388 km, an estimated 11 hours 15 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dallas-Fort Worth and Helsinki. Updated 13 September 2026 at 04:09 UTC.
DFW
Dallas-Fort Worth
heavy · +32
HEL
Helsinki
smooth · +0
8,388 km · ~11h 15m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
79 / 100
route health from live DFW and HEL delay boards
Median arrival delay is +23 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+23 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~11h 15mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Finnair
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Current conditions put the pressure at DFW and HEL: 37% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +7 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Dallas-Fort Worth to Helsinki route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DFW to HEL flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/DFW-HEL
DFW to HEL questions
Is DFW–HEL running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. The departure side at DFW is the weaker end, route health score 79/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from DFW to HEL?
Great-circle distance is 8,388 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 622–749 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does DFW–HEL fly?
Finnair runs the route with about 6 flights a week (sun, tue, wed, thu, fri, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at DFW and arrival-side delay at HEL, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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