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YLI to HEL: distance & flight time
Ylivieska-raudaskyla (Ylivieska Airfield) → Helsinki (Helsinki Vantaa Airport)
258 mi
416 km · 225 nm
1h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
258 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 9m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- YLI — Ylivieska Airfield · Ylivieska-raudaskyla, Finland
- HEL — Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Helsinki, Finland
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YLI
- KOK · Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport53 mi away
- OUL · Oulu Airport63 mi away
- KAU · Kauhava Airport82 mi away
- KAJ · Kajaani Airport91 mi away
Near HEL
- HEM · Helsinki Malmi Airport5 mi away
- HYV · Hyvinkää Airfield23 mi away
- QLF · Lahti Vesivehmaa Airport62 mi away
- TLL · Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport63 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YLI from HEL?
The flight distance from Ylivieska-raudaskyla (YLI) to Helsinki (HEL) is 258 miles (416 km, 225 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YLI to HEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 9m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YLI to HEL?
Nonstop service on YLI–HEL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 9m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YLI to HEL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YLI–HEL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YLI to HEL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YLI–HEL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.