HEL → CTAHelsinki to Catania

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Direct flights from Helsinki (HEL) to Catania (CTA): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,635 km, an estimated 3 hours 53 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Helsinki and Catania. Updated 14 October 2026 at 21:54 UTC.

HEL Helsinki smooth · +12
CTA Catania busy · +26
2,635 km · ~3h 53m est.
dep bank 06:55–15:153x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
75 / 100

route health from live HEL and CTA delay boards

Median arrival delay is +1 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+1 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~3h 53mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 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

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-14AY1807dep +6 → arr+1
10-13AY1805dep +3 → arr−27
10-11AY1805dep +10 → arr+15

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
HELHelsinki +12 min smooth 🌫 mostly cloudy · S 14 kt Full HEL delay board →
CTACatania +26 min busy ⛅ mostly cloudy · 2 kt Full CTA delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at CTA: 33% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +4 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Helsinki to Catania route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop HEL to CTA 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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How we measure this →

HEL to CTA questions

Is HEL–CTA running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at CTA is the weaker end, route health score 75/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on HEL–CTA?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:55 from HEL. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CTA delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from HEL to CTA?

Great-circle distance is 2,635 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 216–256 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HEL–CTA fly?

Finnair runs the route with about 3 flights a week (sun, tue, wed). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.