HEL → MADHelsinki to Madrid

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Direct flights from Helsinki (HEL) to Madrid (MAD): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. The median arrival is 10 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,947 km, an estimated 4 hours 17 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Helsinki and Madrid. Updated 14 September 2026 at 21:09 UTC.

HEL Helsinki smooth · +9
MAD Madrid smooth · +0
2,947 km · ~4h 17m est.
dep bank 16:40–20:0521x weekly
Running clean · 3 airlines · 21x weekly · nonstop
93 / 100

route health from live HEL and MAD delay boards

Median arrival delay is +10 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+10 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~4h 17mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x3 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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FinnairIberiaLATAM Airlines

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 AY1661 16:40 daily

IberiaIB

Flights IB6443 20:05 daily

LATAM AirlinesLA

Flights LA5324 20:05 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-14AY1661dep +34 → arr+10
09-14IB6443arrived+10
09-14LA5324arrived+10

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 +9 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NNW 3 kt Full HEL delay board →
MADMadrid +0 min smooth Full MAD delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at HEL and MAD: 34% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +2 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 Madrid route actually runs

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

Is HEL–MAD running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at HEL is the weaker end, route health score 93/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from HEL to MAD?

Great-circle distance is 2,947 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 238–283 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HEL–MAD fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 21 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at HEL and arrival-side delay at MAD, 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.