OPS · MINOR DELAYS CANCELLATIONS · 0.8% · NORMAL

17%of flights across 4 New Zealand airports are running 15+ minutes late right now

Auckland is the most disrupted airport at 23% delayed across 1,196 flights. Departures are running at least 3 points later than arrivals at 1 of 4 airports. Auckland has the most cancellations today with 15.

2,413on the boards

405delayed 15+

19cancelled

4 airports · live boards · updated 2026-09-11 08:30:12.710 UTC

Live map

Share delayed at each hub

AKL 23% ZQN 18% CHC 14% WLG 2%

calm under 10%
minor 10 to 19%
building 20 to 29%
heavy 30% or more
dot size is flights on the boards

Airports now

Ranked by share of flights delayed

01 AKLAuckland1,196 flights15 cancelled 23%building ARR 12%DEP 34% 02 ZQNQueenstown187 flights1 cancelled 18%minor ARR 19%DEP 16% 03 CHCChristchurch637 flights1 cancelled 14%minor ARR 14%DEP 14% 04 WLGWellington393 flights2 cancelled 2%calm ARR 3%DEP 0%

Where the delay sits

Departures against arrivals

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AKL 12%34%

ZQN 19%16%

CHC 14%14%

WLG 3%0%

arrivals delayed
departures delayed

Departures carry the wider gap right now. Auckland is holding 34% of departures late while landing 12% late.

By service type

Domestic, Trans-Tasman and international

DOMESTIC 12%delayed 15+ min 1,779 flights · both airports in New Zealand

TRANS-TASMAN 29%delayed 15+ min 398 flights · between Australia and New Zealand

INTERNATIONAL 32%delayed 15+ min 233 flights · every other country pair

3 flights could not be placed.

Official benchmark

What a normal month looks like

New Zealand Ministry of Transport Domestic · May 2026

89.5%on-time departures

90.4%on-time arrivals

1.4%cancellations

Voluntary airline reporting. Coverage is not a complete overview of all New Zealand flights.

OFFICIAL SOURCE ↗

New Zealand Ministry of Transport Domestic jet · May 2026

87.1%on-time departures

88.0%on-time arrivals

0.8%cancellations

Domestic jet routes with more than one participating airline. Voluntary reporting does not cover every New Zealand flight.

OFFICIAL SOURCE ↗

New Zealand Ministry of Transport Trans-Tasman · May 2026

77.9%on-time departures

80.1%on-time arrivals

0.8%cancellations

Trans-Tasman routes with more than one participating airline. Voluntary reporting does not cover every service.

OFFICIAL SOURCE ↗

These figures cover a different reporting period from the live board above.

How services are classified

Domestic means both airports are in New Zealand. Trans-Tasman means one airport is in Australia and the other is in New Zealand. International covers every other country pair we can identify. Flights we cannot place stay outside these filters.

Live figures come from Pro Flight Search board observations across 4 New Zealand airports and refresh through the day.