FinnairAY100% on time
live
Direct flights from Kirkenes (KKN) to Helsinki (HEL): 5 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 5 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 7 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 5 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,071 km, an estimated 1 hour 52 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Kirkenes and Helsinki. Updated 15 September 2026 at 22:10 UTC.
KKN
Kirkenes
tracking
HEL
Helsinki
smooth · +0
1,071 km · ~1h 52m est.
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 5x weekly · nonstop
100% on time
of the last 5 operated KKN → HEL flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is −7 min. 0 of 5 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival−7 minacross the last 5 operated legs
Flight time~1h 52mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures5x1 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 boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the Kirkenes to Helsinki route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop KKN to HEL 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 →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/KKN-HEL
KKN to HEL questions
Is KKN–HEL 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 KKN to HEL?
Great-circle distance is 1,071 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 106–122 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does KKN–HEL fly?
Finnair runs the route with about 6 flights a week (sun, mon, wed, thu, 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 KKN and arrival-side delay at HEL, 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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