HEL → KAOHelsinki to Kuusamo

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Direct flights from Helsinki (HEL) to Kuusamo (KAO): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 75% of the last 8 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 5 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 8 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 666 km, an estimated 1 hour 21 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Helsinki and Kuusamo. Updated 18 September 2026 at 09:23 UTC.

HEL Helsinki smooth · +4
KAO Kuusamo tracking
666 km · ~1h 21m est.
dep bank 08:40–15:556x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
75% on time

of the last 8 operated HEL → KAO flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +5 min. 0 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+5 minacross the last 8 operated legs
Flight time~1h 21mestimated 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
FinnairAY75% on time

Flights AY489 varies Mo Tu Th Fr Sa Su · AY487 15:55 Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-18AY489departed+3
09-17AY489departed+71
09-15AY489departed+15
09-14AY489departed+5
09-13AY489departed−4
09-12AY487departed+36
09-12AY489departed−2
09-11AY489departed−1

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 +4 min smooth 🌫 mostly cloudy · S 14 kt Full HEL delay board →
KAOKuusamo tracking Full KAO delay board →

How the Helsinki to Kuusamo route actually runs

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

Is HEL–KAO running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at HEL is the weaker end, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from HEL to KAO?

Great-circle distance is 666 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 77–87 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HEL–KAO fly?

Finnair runs the route with about 7 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, 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 HEL and arrival-side delay at KAO, 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.