HLN → BILHelena to Billings

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Direct flights from Helena (HLN) to Billings (BIL): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 83% of the last 6 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 4 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 6 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 279 km, an estimated 51 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Helena and Billings. Updated 15 September 2026 at 04:03 UTC.

HLN Helena tracking
BIL Billings smooth · +0
279 km · ~0h 51m est.
dep bank 09:05–17:596x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
83% on time

of the last 6 operated HLN → BIL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −4 min. 0 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−4 minacross the last 6 operated legs
Flight time~0h 51mestimated 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
Alpine Air Express

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
Alpine Air Express5A83% on time

Flights 5A2601 varies Sa · 5A1592 17:59 Mo Tu We Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-145A1592arrived−9
09-125A2601arrived+16
09-115A1592arrived−4
09-105A1592arrived−7
09-095A1592arrived−12
09-085A1592arrived+0

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
HLNHelena tracking Full HLN delay board →
BILBillings +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NW 12 kt Full BIL delay board →

How the Helena to Billings route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop HLN to BIL 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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HLN to BIL questions

Is HLN–BIL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from HLN to BIL?

Great-circle distance is 279 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 50–54 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HLN–BIL fly?

Alpine Air Express runs the route with about 6 flights a week (mon, tue, wed, 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 HLN and arrival-side delay at BIL, 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.