HEL → CTAHelsinki to Catania

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Direct flights from Helsinki (HEL) to Catania (CTA): 2 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 6 minutes early. 3 of the 4 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 2,635 km, an estimated 3 hours 53 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Helsinki and Catania. Updated 16 September 2026 at 22:09 UTC.

HEL Helsinki smooth · +8
CTA Catania smooth · +3
2,635 km · ~3h 53m est.
departs 06:552x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 2x weekly · nonstop
90 / 100

route health from live HEL and CTA delay boards

Median arrival delay is −6 min. 3 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−6 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~3h 53mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures2x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
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 days
FinnairAY

Flights AY1805 06:55 Tu Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-16AY1807cancelledCNX
09-15AY1805cancelledCNX
09-13AY1805dep +9 → arr−6
09-09AY1807cancelledCNX

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
HELHelsinki +8 min smooth Full HEL delay board →
CTACatania +3 min smooth Full CTA delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at CTA: 37% odds of a 15+ minute delay, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Helsinki to Catania route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop HEL to CTA 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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How we measure this →

HEL to CTA questions

Is HEL–CTA running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at HEL is the weaker end, route health score 90/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from HEL to CTA?

Great-circle distance is 2,635 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 216–256 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HEL–CTA fly?

Finnair runs the route with about 2 flights a week (sun, tue). 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 HEL and arrival-side delay at CTA, 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.