HEL → FAOHelsinki to Faro

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Direct flights from Helsinki (HEL) to Faro (FAO): 2 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 20 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,475 km, an estimated 4 hours 57 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Helsinki and Faro. Updated 13 October 2026 at 20:40 UTC.

HEL Helsinki smooth · +8
FAO Faro tracking
3,475 km · ~4h 57m est.
departs 11:552x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 2x weekly · nonstop
88 / 100

route health from live HEL and FAO delay boards

Median arrival delay is −20 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−20 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~4h 57mestimated 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 AY1707 11:55 Tu Th

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-13AY1707dep +3 → arr−37
10-08AY1707dep +13 → arr−20
10-06AY1707dep +16 → arr+7

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 ⛅ mostly cloudy · S 3 kt Full HEL delay board →
FAOFaro tracking Full FAO delay board →

How the Helsinki to Faro route actually runs

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

Is HEL–FAO running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at HEL is the weaker end, route health score 88/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from HEL to FAO?

Great-circle distance is 3,475 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 275–328 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HEL–FAO fly?

Finnair runs the route with about 2 flights a week (tue, thu). 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 FAO, 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.