HEL → DELHelsinki to New Delhi

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Direct flights from Helsinki (HEL) to New Delhi (DEL): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 9 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 9 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 5,223 km, an estimated 7 hours 12 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Helsinki and New Delhi. Updated 19 October 2026 at 18:22 UTC.

Today, HEL → DEL

Mon 19 Oct · local times
  1. 18:30 AY121Finnair Left 18:41 +11 ·

Checked HEL board 21:22 · DEL board 22:03

HEL Helsinki busy · +21
DEL New Delhi smooth · +0
5,223 km · ~7h 12m est.
departs 18:307x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 9 operated HEL → DEL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 9 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+0 minacross the last 9 operated legs
Flight time~7h 12mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 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
FinnairAY100% on time

Flights AY121 18:30 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-19AY121departed+11
10-18AY121dep +55 → arr+0
10-17AY121dep +20 → arr+0
10-16AY121dep +15 → arr+0
10-15AY121dep +38 → arr+0
10-14AY121dep +26 → arr+0
10-13AY121dep +17 → arr+0
10-12AY121dep +36 → arr+0
10-11AY121arrived+0

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 +21 min busy 🌤 clear · SE 4 kt Full HEL delay board →
DELNew Delhi +0 min smooth 🌫 clear · 2 kt Full DEL delay board →

How the Helsinki to New Delhi route actually runs

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

Is HEL–DEL running on time right now?

Some delays possible. The departure side at HEL is the weaker end, route health score 58/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from HEL to DEL?

Great-circle distance is 5,223 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 399–478 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HEL–DEL fly?

Finnair runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). 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 HEL and arrival-side delay at DEL, 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.