HEL → EDIHelsinki to Edinburgh

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Direct flights from Helsinki (HEL) to Edinburgh (EDI): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 5 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,718 km, an estimated 2 hours 42 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Helsinki and Edinburgh. Updated 15 September 2026 at 15:07 UTC.

HEL Helsinki smooth · +13
EDI Edinburgh smooth · +0
1,718 km · ~2h 42m est.
dep bank 06:50–16:306x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
91 / 100

route health from live HEL and EDI delay boards

Median arrival delay is +5 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+5 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~2h 42mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x1 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 AY1371 06:50 Mo We Th Fr · AY1373 16:30 Tu Fr Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-15AY1373dep +20 → arr+5
09-14AY1371dep +11 → arr+5
09-12AY1373arrived+13

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 +13 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · S 9 kt Full HEL delay board →
EDIEdinburgh +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · WNW 8 kt Full EDI delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at EDI: 38% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +6 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Helsinki to Edinburgh route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop HEL to EDI 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 EDI questions

Is HEL–EDI running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at HEL is the weaker end, route health score 91/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on HEL–EDI?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:50 from HEL. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the EDI delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from HEL to EDI?

Great-circle distance is 1,718 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 151–177 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HEL–EDI fly?

Finnair runs the route with about 7 flights a week (mon, tue, wed, thu, fri, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.