HO1608 HelsinkiHEL · 16:40 ShanghaiPVG · 07:50
HO1608 by HO flies from Helsinki (HEL) to Shanghai (PVG) for the Wed, Oct 28 departure.
estimated arrival at PVG · local time · ~62 min from now
board checked 40m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 17:06 · typical taxi-out at HEL ≈ 5 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.
Where the minutes go
last 5 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The last 30 days
arrival outcome per operationmedian arrival −37 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at HEL and PVG are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
Tomorrow on this route
ForecastHelsinki to Shanghai with HO · Thu 29 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 0.8%1.3× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 2.2%1.1× usual
Forecast weather: 80% chance of rain at Helsinki
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 1 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Helsinki to Shanghai flights today
same route · HOIf HO1608 is cancelled, this is the other HO nonstop flight from Helsinki to Shanghai on the same day, with scheduled departure times in HEL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How HO1608 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for HO1608 across the HEL and PVG boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~20 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how HO1608 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: B208A, B226N, B20DT, B207N.
Board clocks recorded as HEL and PVG published them.
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