MAN → HELManchester to Helsinki

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Direct flights from Manchester (MAN) to Helsinki (HEL): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 24 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,812 km, an estimated 2 hours 49 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Manchester and Helsinki. Updated 9 September 2026 at 07:08 UTC.

MAN Manchester smooth · +12
HEL Helsinki smooth · +0
1,812 km · ~2h 49m est.
dep bank 10:05–17:507x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
92 / 100

route health from live MAN and HEL delay boards

Median arrival delay is +24 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+24 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~2h 49mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 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
FinnairAY

Flights AY1362 10:05 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su · AY1366 17:50 Mo Tu Th Fr Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-08AY1366dep +154 → arr+130
09-07AY1362arrived+7
09-07AY1366arrived+24

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
MANManchester +12 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · WNW 4 kt Full MAN delay board →
HELHelsinki +0 min smooth 🌫 mostly cloudy · S 15 kt Full HEL delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MAN: 48% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +17 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Manchester to Helsinki route actually runs

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

Is MAN–HEL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MAN is the weaker end, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MAN–HEL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 10:05 and evening departures around 17:50 from MAN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the HEL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MAN to HEL?

Great-circle distance is 1,812 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 158–185 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MAN–HEL fly?

Finnair 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.