NZ120 MelbourneMEL · 08:35 AucklandAKL · 14:15
NZ120 by Air New Zealand flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Auckland (AKL) for the Wed, Sep 16 departure.
en route from MEL to AKL
board checked 78m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 08:52 · typical taxi-out at MEL ≈ 9.1 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.
Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The last 30 days
arrival outcome per operationmedian arrival −9 min · 0 cancelled · 11 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at MEL and AKL are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Melbourne to Auckland flights today
same route · Air New ZealandIf NZ120 is cancelled, these are the other Air New Zealand nonstop flights from Melbourne to Auckland on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MEL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How NZ120 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for NZ120 across the MEL and AKL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 9/11 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how NZ120 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: ZK-NNH, ZK-NNB, ZK-NNG, ZK-NND.
Board clocks recorded as MEL and AKL published them.
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