Left PVG at 09:09, 29 min after its 08:40 slot.
- Landing
- 12:43HEL board estimate · sched 12:55
Direct flights from Shanghai (PVG) to Helsinki (HEL): 10 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 100% of the last 9 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 16 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 10 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 7,394 km, an estimated 9 hours 59 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Shanghai and Helsinki. Updated 5 November 2026 at 10:34 UTC.
Left PVG at 09:09, 29 min after its 08:40 slot.
Checked PVG board 18:08 · HEL board 12:34
of the last 9 tracked PVG → HEL flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is −16 min. 0 of 10 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.
Conditions are tightest at PVG and HEL: a 24% 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 →
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Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop PVG 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.
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Pro Flight Search: Shanghai (PVG) to Helsinki (HEL) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at PVG is the weaker end, route health score 89/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Operators schedule morning departures around 08:40 and evening departures around 21:00 from PVG. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the HEL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
Great-circle distance is 7,394 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 552–664 min gate-to-gate on this route.
2 carriers operate this route, around 10 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.