ALC → HELAlicante to Helsinki

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Direct flights from Alicante (ALC) to Helsinki (HEL): 16 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 85% of the last 13 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 7 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 13 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,030 km, an estimated 4 hours 23 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Alicante and Helsinki. Updated 2 November 2026 at 01:38 UTC.

Today, ALC → HEL

Mon 2 Nov · local times
  1. 13:25 FR2616Ryanair On scheduleTNTERM HEL 18:50scheduled

Checked ALC board 02:24 · HEL board 03:38

ALC Alicante smooth · +0
HEL Helsinki smooth · +0
3,030 km · ~4h 23m est.
dep bank 10:30–16:4016x weekly
Runs reliable · 3 airlines · 16x weekly · nonstop
85% on time

of the last 13 tracked ALC → HEL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +7 min. 0 of 13 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+7 minacross the last 13 arrivals
Flight time~4h 23mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures16x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 13

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
FinnairNorwegian SWEDEN (NSZ)Ryanair

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 AY1726 varies Tu We Th Su

Norwegian SWEDEN (NSZ)DY67% on time

Flights DY2909 10:30 Th Sa Su · DY5422 varies Tu Fr · DY2911 varies We Sa

RyanairFR100% on time

Flights FR2616 varies Mo Th Fr Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-01AY1726dep +16 → arr+6
11-01DY2909arrived−6
11-01FR2616dep +7 → arr−11
10-31DY2909dep +30 → arr+36
10-31FR2616dep +7 → arr+7
10-30DY5422dep +10 → arr+20
10-30FR2616dep −2 → arr+10
10-29AY1726dep −3 → arr+12
10-29DY2909dep −2 → arr+5
10-29FR2616arrived+15
10-28DY2911dep −1 → arr−17
10-27DY5422arrived+0
10-26FR2616dep +34 → arr+10

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
ALCAlicante +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · W 5 kt Full ALC delay board →
HELHelsinki +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · SSW 7 kt Full HEL delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at ALC: a 34% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Alicante to Helsinki route actually runs

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

Is ALC–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 ALC to HEL?

Great-circle distance is 3,030 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 244–290 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ALC–HEL fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 16 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at ALC 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.