NRT → HELTokyo to Helsinki

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Direct flights from Tokyo (NRT) to Helsinki (HEL): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 7 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 41 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 7,829 km, an estimated 10 hours 32 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Tokyo and Helsinki. Updated 29 October 2026 at 14:44 UTC.

NRT Tokyo busy · +16
HEL Helsinki smooth · +0
7,829 km · ~10h 32m est.
departs 23:057x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 7 tracked NRT → HEL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −41 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−41 minacross the last 7 arrivals
Flight time~10h 32mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
Fri
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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 AY74 23:05 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-28AY74dep +23 → arr−56
10-27AY74dep +18 → arr−63
10-25AY74dep +22 → arr−41
10-24AY74dep +19 → arr−39
10-23AY74dep +15 → arr−34
10-22AY74dep +17 → arr−55
10-21AY74arrived−36

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
NRTTokyo +16 min busy 🌤 clear · 2 kt Full NRT delay board →
HELHelsinki +0 min smooth 🌫 mostly cloudy · SSW 5 kt Full HEL delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at NRT: a 23% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +-1 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Tokyo to Helsinki route actually runs

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

Is NRT–HEL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at NRT is the weaker end, route health score 89/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from NRT to HEL?

Great-circle distance is 7,829 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 583–701 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does NRT–HEL 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 NRT 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.