Helsinki (HEL) to Seattle (SEA)
Flight time
≈ 10h 20m
Bearing
337° NW
Helsinki (HEL) to Seattle (SEA) is 4,768 miles (7,673 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HEL–SEA
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Finnair Oy was the only carrier flying nonstop HEL–SEA; the Airbus A330-200 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 65% full.
Departures
6
May 2026
Seats
1,674
both directions
Passengers
1,085
both directions
Load factor
64.8%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HEL–SEA?
Finnair Oy was the only carrier to fly nonstop HEL–SEA in May 2026 (6 departures).
- AY
Finnair Oy
6 departures · 1,674 seats
Share of departures100.0%64.8%
Load
What plane flies HEL–SEA?
In May 2026, the Airbus A330-200 flew 100% of HEL–SEA departures.
- Airbus A330-200
6 departures · 64.8% load
100.0%
How has HEL–SEA traffic changed?
Nonstop HEL–SEA departures fell from 60 in June 2025 to 6 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop HEL–SEA traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
60 departures · 12,300 passengers
73.5%
Load
July 2025
38 departures · 7,748 passengers
73.1%
Load
August 2025
28 departures · 5,642 passengers
72.2%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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April 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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May 2026
6 departures · 1,085 passengers
64.8%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
HEL → SEA
89.0% full
3 departures · 745 passengers
SEA → HEL
40.6% full
3 departures · 340 passengers
Nonstop HEL–SEA traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Helsinki
FI
Helsinki Vantaa Airport
Coordinates
60.32°N, 24.96°E
Hemisphere
N · E
Frequently asked
How far is Helsinki (HEL) from Seattle (SEA)?
HEL to SEA is 4,768 miles (7,673 km / 4,143 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HEL to SEA?
A nonstop covers the 4,768-mile great-circle distance in roughly 10h 20m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HEL–SEA?
In May 2026, the Airbus A330-200 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying HEL–SEA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 4,768-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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