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Direct flights from Helsinki (HEL) to Los Angeles (LAX): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 7 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 9,013 km, an estimated 12 hours 3 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Helsinki and Los Angeles. Updated 17 September 2026 at 10:37 UTC.
HEL
Helsinki
smooth · +11
LAX
Los Angeles
smooth · +0
9,013 km · ~12h 03m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
92 / 100
route health from live HEL and LAX delay boards
Median arrival delay is −7 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival−7 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~12h 03mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 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 LAX: 35% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +5 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
next sweep in 120s
How the Helsinki to Los Angeles route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop HEL to LAX 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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Pro Flight Search — Helsinki (HEL) to Los Angeles (LAX) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/HEL-LAX
HEL to LAX questions
Is HEL–LAX 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 LAX?
Great-circle distance is 9,013 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 666–803 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does HEL–LAX fly?
Finnair runs the route with about 3 flights a week (sun, mon, 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 LAX, 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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