HEL → LPAHelsinki to Gran Canaria Island

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Direct flights from Helsinki (HEL) to Gran Canaria Island (LPA): 5 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 7 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 33 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 4,696 km, an estimated 6 hours 31 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Helsinki and Gran Canaria Island. Updated 12 October 2026 at 02:41 UTC.

HEL Helsinki busy · +23
LPA Gran Canaria Island smooth · +0
4,696 km · ~6h 31m est.
departs 07:305x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 5x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 7 operated HEL → LPA flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −33 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−33 minacross the last 7 operated legs
Flight time~6h 31mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures5x1 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
FinnairAY100% on time

Flights AY1721 07:30 Mo Th Fr Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-11AY1721dep +28 → arr−33
10-10AY1721dep +29 → arr−22
10-10DK1326dep +22 → arr−20
10-09AY1721dep +27 → arr−33
10-08AY1721dep +21 → arr−36
10-07DK1324dep +19 → arr+14
10-05AY1721dep +10 → arr−40

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 +23 min busy 🌫 mostly cloudy · NE 12 kt Full HEL delay board →
LPAGran Canaria Island +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 10 kt Full LPA delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at LPA: 30% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +4 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 Gran Canaria Island route actually runs

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

Is HEL–LPA running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at HEL is the weaker end, route health score 85/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from HEL to LPA?

Great-circle distance is 4,696 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 361–433 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HEL–LPA fly?

Finnair runs the route with about 5 flights a week (sun, mon, 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 LPA, 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.