HEL → STNHelsinki to London

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Direct flights from Helsinki (HEL) to London (STN): 12 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 75% of the last 12 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 17 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 12 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,781 km, an estimated 2 hours 47 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Helsinki and London. Updated 2 November 2026 at 13:41 UTC.

Today, HEL → STN

Mon 2 Nov · local times
  1. 20:25 FR2345RYANAIR On scheduleGate 46 ·

Checked HEL board 15:41 · STN board 13:53

HEL Helsinki smooth · +10
STN London smooth · +0
1,781 km · ~2h 47m est.
dep bank 20:25–21:1012x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 12x weekly · nonstop
75% on time

of the last 12 tracked HEL → STN flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −17 min. 0 of 12 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−17 minacross the last 12 arrivals
Flight time~2h 47mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures12x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 12

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
RyanairFR75% on time

Flights FR2345 varies daily · FR9144 varies We Th Fr Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-01FR2345dep +140 → arr+111
11-01FR9144dep +11 → arr−23
10-31FR646dep +21 → arr−19
10-31FR9144dep +84 → arr+48
10-30FR2345arrived+55
10-30FR9144dep +58 → arr+14
10-29FR2345dep +42 → arr+8
10-29FR9144dep +20 → arr−17
10-28FR2345dep −1 → arr−34
10-28FR9144dep +4 → arr−30
10-27FR2345dep −3 → arr−28
10-26FR2345dep −5 → arr−30

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 +10 min smooth 🌫 mostly cloudy · S 3 kt Full HEL delay board →
STNLondon +0 min smooth ⛅ overcast · N 9 kt Full STN delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at STN: a 35% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +13 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Helsinki to London route actually runs

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

Is HEL–STN 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 STN?

Great-circle distance is 1,781 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 156–183 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HEL–STN fly?

Ryanair runs the route with about 12 flights a week (daily). 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 STN, 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.