MLA → HELValletta to Helsinki

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Direct flights from Valletta (MLA) to Helsinki (HEL): 2 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 12 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 2,821 km, an estimated 4 hours 7 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Valletta and Helsinki. Updated 5 September 2026 at 20:48 UTC.

MLA Valletta smooth · +2
HEL Helsinki smooth · +12
2,821 km · ~4h 07m est.
departs 18:502x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 2x weekly · nonstop
92 / 100

route health from live MLA and HEL delay boards

Median arrival delay is −12 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−12 minacross the last 1 operated legs
Flight time~4h 07mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures2x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
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Norwegian Air Shuttle

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
Norwegian Air ShuttleDY

Flights DY2949 18:50 Tu Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-01DY2949dep +0 → arr−12

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
MLAValletta +2 min smooth 🌤 clear · W 3 kt Full MLA delay board →
HELHelsinki +12 min smooth 🌤 clear · WNW 6 kt Full HEL delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MLA and HEL: 36% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +5 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Valletta to Helsinki route actually runs

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

Is MLA–HEL running on time right now?

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

How long is the flight from MLA to HEL?

Great-circle distance is 2,821 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 229–272 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MLA–HEL fly?

Norwegian Air Shuttle runs the route with about 2 flights a week (tue, 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 MLA 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.