NZ123Air New Zealand · AKL → MEL
updated 2h ago
Route confirmed Air New Zealand

NZ123 AucklandAKL · 06:45 MelbourneMEL · 08:55

NZ123 by Air New Zealand flies from Auckland (AKL) to Melbourne (MEL) for the Sat, Nov 7 departure.

Right nowEn route to Melbourne · off blocks 06:58 · 13 min late
En route

en route from AKL to MEL

En routeNZ123 · position estimated
AKLAucklandMELMelbourne
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 06:58. No receiver coverage over open ocean.

⚖ NZ123 typically leaves +13 and lands −10. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+13 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−10 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~23 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-07
+13 gate · −22 arrival
11-06
+13 gate · −22 arrival
11-04
+30 gate · +3 arrival
11-03
+27 gate · −6 arrival
11-01
+10 gate · −22 arrival
10-30
+24 gate · +10 arrival
10-27
+15 gate · −10 arrival

The 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 operation

median arrival −10 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
AKLAucklandOn-time likelyAKL delay board →
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
AKL→MELevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
44%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.5%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by AKL (Auckland), currently flying IFR (instrument). These figures come from both airports' records 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 →

Tomorrow at Auckland

Forecast

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High22°Clikely 20°C to 23°C
Low16°Clikely 14°C to 17°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Melbourne

Forecast

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High16°Clikely 14°C to 18°C
Low7°Clikely 5°C to 9°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Auckland to Melbourne flights today

same route · Air New Zealand
NZ165departs 06:00
NZ121departs 08:55
NZ127departs 11:45
NZ125departs 15:50
NZ129departs 19:20

If NZ123 is cancelled, these are the other Air New Zealand nonstop flights from Auckland to Melbourne on the same day, with scheduled departure times in AKL local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How NZ123 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for NZ123 across the AKL and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~6 min early. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 8/9 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how NZ123 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-07AKL 06:45 06:58 (+13)MEL 08:55 08:33 (−22)
11-06AKL 06:45 06:58 (+13)MEL 08:55 08:33 (−22)
11-04AKL 06:45 07:15 (+30)MEL 08:55 08:58 (+3)
11-03AKL 06:45 07:12 (+27)MEL 08:55 08:49 (−6)
11-01AKL 06:45 06:55 (+10)MEL 08:55 08:33 (−22)
10-30AKL 06:45 07:09 (+24)MEL 08:55 09:05 (+10)
10-27AKL 06:45 07:00 (+15)MEL 08:55 08:45 (−10)
10-26AKL 06:45 06:55 (+10)MEL 08:55 08:46 (−9)
10-25AKL 06:45 06:58 (+13)MEL 08:55 08:39 (−16)

Aircraft

Recent tails: ZK-NNF, ZK-NNI, ZK-NND, ZK-NNA.

Board clocks recorded as AKL and MEL published them.

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