PVG → HELShanghai to Helsinki

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Direct flights from Shanghai (PVG) to Helsinki (HEL): 11 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 100% of the last 9 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 4 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 10 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 7,394 km, an estimated 9 hours 59 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Shanghai and Helsinki. Updated 4 November 2026 at 09:49 UTC.

Today, PVG → HEL

Wed 4 Nov · local times
HO1607吉祥航空公司In the air, 29 min late

Left PVG at 09:09, 29 min after its 08:40 slot.

Landing
12:19HEL board estimate · sched 12:55
Track HO1607 →
  1. 08:40 HO1607吉祥航空公司 Left 09:09 +29 HEL est. 12:19In the air · sched 12:55

Checked PVG board 17:49 · HEL board 11:38

PVG Shanghai smooth · +13
HEL Helsinki smooth · +0
7,394 km · ~9h 59m est.
dep bank 08:40–21:0011x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 11x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 9 tracked PVG → HEL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −4 min. 0 of 10 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−4 minacross the last 9 arrivals
Flight time~9h 59mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures11x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 10

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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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 days
HO100% on time

Flights HO1607 08:40 daily

FinnairAY

Flights AY88 21:00 Mo We Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-04HO1607departed+29
11-03HO1607dep +20 → arr−31
11-02AY88dep +45 → arr+6
11-02HO1607dep +31 → arr+4
11-01HO1607dep +32 → arr−21
10-31HO1607dep +29 → arr−16
10-30HO1607dep +28 → arr+2
10-29AY88dep +20 → arr−37
10-29HO1607dep +27 → arr−4
10-28HO1607dep +34 → arr+8

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
PVGShanghai +13 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · S 6 kt Full PVG delay board →
HELHelsinki +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · SW 5 kt Full HEL delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at PVG: a 31% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +3 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Shanghai to Helsinki route actually runs

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

Is PVG–HEL running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at PVG is the weaker end, route health score 80/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on PVG–HEL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:40 and evening departures around 21:00 from PVG. 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 PVG to HEL?

Great-circle distance is 7,394 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 552–664 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PVG–HEL fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 11 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.