The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an ATR 72, then departed from runway 03 at EFRO Rovaniemi Airport in Rovaniemi, Finland. The takeoff distance was 960 meters, which accounted for 32% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 122 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of -1 °C and a wind speed of 6 knots at 314°.

As the aircraft climbed out of Rovaniemi Airport, it began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile northeast of the airport. The climb took 16 minutes and covered 43 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 501 meters above sea level to 5,574 meters above sea level, an increase of 5,072.9 meters. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 17 miles northeast of Pello, Finland, and lasted 38 minutes, covering 141 nautical miles.

The enroute cruise phase was followed by a descent, which began 30 miles southeast of Gargan, Norway. The descent took 9 minutes and covered 38 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 5,611 meters above sea level to 1,865 meters above sea level, a decrease of 3,745.7 meters. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 3 miles north of Storsteinnes, Norway, and lasted 10 minutes, covering 37 nautical miles.

The second level cruise phase was followed by another descent, which began 8 miles west of Hansnes, Norway. The descent took 5 minutes and covered 12 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 1,588 meters above sea level to 522 meters above sea level, a decrease of 1,066.2 meters. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 18 at ENTC Tromsø Airport, Langnes, which was located to the north.

The final approach was made from a heading of 193.0° at 4 nautical miles and 511.5 meters above ground level. The landing was made on runway 18, which had a length of 1,999 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 110 knots. The touchdown distance was 289 meters, and the touchdown speed was 105 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -1.3 meters per second, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 2 °C and a wind speed of 9 knots at 180°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 9 knots. The total landing distance was 760 meters, which accounted for 38% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, and the aircraft was able to taxi to the parking area in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile.

Overall, the flight covered a total distance of 278 nautical miles and took 89 minutes to complete. The aircraft used 892 kilograms of fuel during the flight.