Direct flights from Helsinki (HEL) to Nice (NCE): 8 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 44% of the last 9 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 17 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 9 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,200 km, an estimated 3 hours 19 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Helsinki and Nice. Updated 18 October 2026 at 15:40 UTC.
Left HEL at 07:37, 32 min after its 07:05 slot.
Landing estimate from 149,108 tracked flights of 2 to 4 hours that left 30 to 59 min late. The NCE board has not posted a landing time yet. How planes make up time
Track DY2802 →Checked HEL board 19:41 · NCE board 18:17
of the last 9 operated HEL → NCE flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +17 min. 0 of 9 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Current conditions put the pressure at NCE: 40% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +12 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop HEL to NCE 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.
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Pro Flight Search — Helsinki (HEL) to Nice (NCE) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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Mostly on schedule. The departure side at HEL is the weaker end, route health score 77/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Operators schedule morning departures around 07:05 and evening departures around 17:45 from HEL. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the NCE delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
Great-circle distance is 2,200 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 185–219 min gate-to-gate on this route.
2 carriers operate this route, around 9 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.
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