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How Busy Is Helsinki Vantaa Airport? HEL
Helsinki, Finland. Departures peak at 16:00 local, averaging about 33 flights per hour.
Window: last 60 days. Last refreshed: 2026-11-15.
Peak departure hour
16:00
33 flights/hr
Quietest active hour
22:00
2 flights/hr
Traffic score
89/100
Relative volume
Departures by hour (local time)
Avg per day, last 60 daysTotal: about 210 departures per day.
Weekday vs weekend departure pattern
Weekday avg per hour
Weekend avg per hour
Arrivals by hour (local time)
Avg per day, last 60 daysPeak arrival hour: 15:00 local (about 28 flights/hr). Total: about 210 arrivals per day.
Top airlines
- 1. Finnair (AY)
- 2. Norwegian Air Sweden (D8)
- 3. Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) (SK)
- 4. Ryanair (FR)
- 5. Lufthansa City Airlines (VL)
Top destinations
- 1. 🇸🇪 Stockholm (ARN)
- 2. 🇪🇪 Tallinn (TLL)
- 3. 🇩🇰 Copenhagen (CPH)
- 4. 🇫🇮 Oulu (OUL)
- 5. 🇱🇻 Riga (RIX)
Frequently asked
- What's the busiest hour for departures at HEL?
- Departures from Helsinki Vantaa Airport peak at 16:00 local time, averaging about 33 flights per hour over the past 60 days.
- What's the quietest hour to fly out of HEL?
- The quietest hour with regular service is 22:00 local time, averaging 2 flights per hour.
- Which airline operates the most flights from HEL?
- Finnair (AY) ran more departures from Helsinki Vantaa Airport than any other airline over the past 60 days.
- What's the most popular destination from HEL?
- Stockholm (ARN) was the most-flown destination over the past 60 days.
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