AKL Auckland International Airport
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Auckland07:57·15°C·#158/327
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Auckland (AKL) airport departure delay right now

Measured operations: departures on schedule, arrivals 3 min early. No cancellations across 45 tracked flights.

Hour by hour
07:00today on time on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Auckland (AKL) delays today: 89% of the 45 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running on schedule and arrivals 3 min early, across 45 flights tracked so far today. No cancellations have been recorded. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 6 September 2026 at 18:33 UTC.

Arrivals37 timed
On time86%32
Delayed14%5
typical now 3 min early
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
07:50NZ 5127TRG · gate 48on time
07:55NZ 613ZQN · gate 33on time
08:00NZ 5061NSN · gate 43on time
08:00NZ 523CHC · gate 30on time
08:10NZ 409WLG · gate 29on time
08:10NZ 5013NPE · gate 35on time
08:15JQ 295ZQN · gate 20on time
08:15NZ 5035NPL · gate 45on time

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +20. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
07:45 09:35NZ 1JFK +110 min
07:55GB 612KAT on time
07:55NZ 5126TRG on time
08:00 08:113C 703WAG +11 min
08:00 08:17NZ 5062NSN +17 min
08:05NZ 476WLG on time
Running late right now5 of 74 still on the board · 6.8%
+110
NZ 1 from JFK · arr 09:35
Flights this late at AKL still cancel only 6.0% of the time.
+17
NZ 5062 from NSN · arr 08:17
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~24 min.
+15
NZ 80 from HKG · arr 10:05
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~37 min.
+11
3C 703 from WAG · arr 08:11
Across our tracked network, delayed flights claw back ~29 min on average.
In the air to AKLlive positions · 3-min feed
5aircraft inbound · next to land NZ 476 from WLG, lands ~07:59
NZ 476WLG
on final · ~07:59
NZ 584CHC
lands ~08:05
NZ 283SIN
lands ~08:06
NZ 638ZQN
lands ~08:32

Positions as of 07:51 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Why13 kt N winds, Broken at 4,700 ft. Conditions like these add about 3 pts of delay risk at AKL in our weather × delay record.
Cancelled 0.0%0 of 45 A typical day here runs ~1.7%. Today is holding at or below normal. Weather window Forecast (TAF) ⛈️ 07–15 Conditions worsen in that window, clearing after 15:00 per the TAF. Made up in the air Network figure ~29 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.
Last 30 days

Today is the 11th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +4 min departures.

Typical week here
+3
MON
+1
TUE
+2
WED
+4
THU
+2
FRI
+4
SAT
+3
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Tuesday (+1 min), heaviest on Thursday (+4 min).

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Auckland airport delays today

Weather watch at AKL: measured operations remain calm. A typical departure is currently on schedule. Arrivals are 3 min early. Cancellations: 0 of 45 tracked flights (0.0%). Weather worsens around 07:00 local per the TAF. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 09:00 (on time expected). The terminal forecast includes Winds N-360 at 12kt, Vis 10km, Light Showers Rain, Broken layer at 2000ft.

Nearby gateways: WLG CHC ZQN NAN SYD OOL · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Auckland

Is Auckland (AKL) delayed right now?

Weather watch at AKL: measured operations remain calm. The terminal forecast may deteriorate to instrument conditions (IFR). Measured operations: departures on schedule, arrivals 3 min early. No cancellations across 45 tracked flights. 89% of the 45 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Auckland (AKL)?

Winds N-010 at 13kt, Vis 5km, Temp 15°C, Dew 14°C, Alt 1003 hPa, Light Drizzle, Haze, Few clouds at 1900ft, Scattered clouds at 3600ft, Broken layer at 4700ft. 15°C. wind 13 kt. visibility 5 km. flight rules MVFR.

What is the best day to fly from Auckland (AKL)?

Over the last 90 days, Tuesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+1 min). Thursday ran heaviest (+4 min).

How often are flights delayed at AKL today?

We tracked 45 flights today: departures on schedule, arrivals 3 min early. No cancellations are recorded in the tracked sample.

What is the TAF forecast for AKL?

The next TAF period (MVFR) forecasts: Winds N-360 at 12kt, Vis 10km, Light Showers Rain, Broken layer at 2000ft.

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
MVFRRight now marginal visual (MVFR), but the forecast (TAF) below reaches instrument conditions ahead: usually wider spacing or holding.
Wind10° 13 kt
Visibility5 km
Ceiling4,700 ft
Temp / dew15 / 14 °C
Pressure1003 hPa
WeatherLight Drizzle Haze
NZAA 061530Z AUTO 01013KT 5000 -DZ HZ FEW019/// SCT036/// BKN047/// 15/14 Q1003
03:00 to 10:00MVFRWinds N-360 at 12kt, Vis 10km, Light Showers Rain, Broken layer at 2000ft
05:00 to 08:00TEMPOMVFRVis 6km, Showers Rain, Broken layer at 1200ft
05:00 to 08:00TEMPOIFRVis 4km, Heavy Showers Rain, Broken layer at 1200ft, Few clouds at 2000ft (Towering Cumulus)
12:00 to 21:00BECMGMVFRWinds W-280 at 15kt
Arr index
0.0/5
METAR 03:30 local · 4h ago · delay window 06:33 local · How these are computed → methodology