Helsinki, Finland · flights to the United States
HEL
Helsinki-Vantaa
- US routes
- 5
- Flights
- 2,130 both ways
- Carriers
- 1
- Departures on time
- 77.6% YTD
Helsinki-Vantaa had 2,130 flights to and from the United States in the twelve months to June 2026, about three departures a day in each direction spread over 5 US routes, the busiest being New York (JFK) with 694. EUROCONTROL has 77.6% of all its departures leaving within 15 minutes of schedule this year and 77.5% of arrivals landing within 15 minutes, from about 222 departures a day; on arrival punctuality that is 17th of the 41 European airports here with US service. Finland publishes no route-level punctuality, so the US routes below are described by frequency and carrier rather than by delay.
On departure punctuality Helsinki-Vantaa stands 7th of 41: Stockholm Arlanda leads at 84.0% and Lisbon trails at 57.5%. By transatlantic volume it is 25th of the 45 European airports with a page here; London Heathrow leads with 81,419 flights. Punctuality and volume do not move together: a hub's transatlantic bank is scheduled around its own connecting flights, and the arrivals that feed it are where the delay comes in.
Key figures
Departures on time
77.6%
All destinations, year to date (EUROCONTROL)
Arrivals on time
77.5%
Within 15 minutes, year to date
Schedules operated
97.3%
Planned flights that actually flew
ATFM delay
0.3 min
Per arriving flight, year to date
Route by route
US routes from HEL
New York (JFK) takes 33% of the airport's US traffic, followed by Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) (662), Los Angeles (LAX) (306), Chicago (ORD) (270) and Miami (MIA) (100). Each route page sets the pair's frequency and carriers beside the departure airport's EUROCONTROL punctuality and the US airport's own DOT record.
| Route | Flights | Carriers |
|---|---|---|
| HEL to JFK · New York | 694 | Finnair |
| HEL to DFW · Dallas-Fort Worth | 662 | Finnair |
| HEL to LAX · Los Angeles | 306 | Finnair |
| HEL to ORD · Chicago | 270 | Finnair |
| HEL to MIA · Miami | 100 | Finnair |
| HEL to SEA · Seattleunder the floor | 98 | Finnair |
Flights: DOT international report, both directions, July 2025 to June 2026. A route needs 100 flights for a page.
Carriers
Who flies HEL to the United States
Finnair flew 100% of the airport's US flights. One carrier in all: the choice on most routes from here is the airline or the date, not the airline and the date.
- Finnair2,130 flights · 100%
Punctuality
How Helsinki-Vantaa is running
Over the seven days to 21 October 2026, 75.0% of departures and 74.6% of arrivals were within 15 minutes, 3 points worse than the year to date. 97.3% of scheduled flights have operated this year, the remainder cancelled or never filed. Air traffic flow management delay charged to the airport, the minutes the network held flights on the ground elsewhere to protect it, averaged 0.3 per arrival this year and 0.0 over the last week. These are whole-airport figures from EUROCONTROL's Network Manager, published daily and refreshed here with each build; the long-haul bank usually runs a little better than the airport average because wide-body schedules carry more slack.
| Window | Departures on time | Arrivals on time | Schedules operated | ATFM delay / arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yesterday (21 October 2026) | 83.3% | 83.3% | 96.7% | 0.0 min |
| Last 7 days | 75.0% | 74.6% | 97.9% | 0.0 min |
| Year to date | 77.6% | 77.5% | 97.3% | 0.3 min |
Across the year
Transatlantic flights from HEL by month
- July 2025250
- August 2025266
- September 2025124
- October 2025106
- November 2025122
- December 2025164
- January 2026164
- February 2026142
- March 2026154
- April 2026178
- May 2026220
- June 2026240
Your rights
EC 261/2004 at HEL
Every departure from Helsinki-Vantaa is covered by Regulation (EC) 261/2004, whichever airline operates it: a flight arriving in the United States three hours or more late for a reason within the airline's control owes each passenger €600 on these distances, halved if the arrival was under four hours late, plus care and rebooking. Flights back from the United States are covered only on EU carriers.
Delayed three hours or more? Check a claim with Compensair →
What to do with this
Flying to the US from HEL
For a transatlantic trip from Helsinki-Vantaa, the route page is the place to decide: each shows who flies the pair, how often, and what the airport at each end does to a schedule. Leave at least two hours for any onward connection in the United States; immigration is cleared at the first point of entry, before the connecting flight.
Common questions
HEL transatlantic questions
How punctual is Helsinki-Vantaa?
77.6% of departures and 77.5% of arrivals were within 15 minutes of schedule from 1 January to 21 October 2026, on EUROCONTROL's Network Manager data for every flight at the airport. The last seven days ran at 75.0% for departures.
Which US cities can you fly to from Helsinki-Vantaa?
New York (JFK), Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), Los Angeles (LAX), Chicago (ORD) and Miami (MIA), ranked by flights in the DOT's international report for July 2025 to June 2026. 2,130 flights in all, both directions counted.
Which airlines fly from Helsinki-Vantaa to the United States?
Finnair. Finnair flew 100% of the flights.
Can I claim compensation for a delayed flight from Helsinki-Vantaa to the US?
Yes, under EC 261/2004, if the flight arrived three hours or more late or was cancelled at short notice for a reason within the airline's control. The amount on these distances is €600 a passenger, halved if the arrival was under four hours late.
Related
Where to go next
- HEL to JFK, New York (JFK)694 flights
- HEL to DFW, Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)662 flights
- HEL to LAX, Los Angeles (LAX)306 flights
- HEL to ORD, Chicago (ORD)270 flights
- HEL to MIA, Miami (MIA)100 flights
- John F. Kennedy International (JFK) delay statistics
- Dallas/Fort Worth International (DFW) delay statistics
- Los Angeles International (LAX) delay statistics
- Every Europe-to-US route and airport
Sources: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, International Report (flights and passengers by carrier and airport pair), July 2025 to June 2026; EUROCONTROL Aviation Intelligence Portal, airport punctuality and ATFM delay to 21 October 2026. Rebuilt 22 October 2026; the EUROCONTROL figures refresh with each weekly build, the others when their publisher releases a month. How these sources differ.