NZ128Air New Zealand · MEL → AKL
updated 2h ago
Route confirmed Air New Zealand

NZ128 MelbourneMEL · 15:00 AucklandAKL · 20:35

NZ128 by Air New Zealand flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Auckland (AKL) for the Thu, Nov 5 departure.

Right nowLanded in Auckland · today
20:12

arrived at AKL · 23 min early

⚖ NZ128 typically leaves +21 and lands −10. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+21 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−10 minmedian over 11 operations
Wins back in air~31 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 11tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-06
+12 gate · −23 arrival
11-05
+12 gate · −23 arrival
11-03
+49 gate · +23 arrival
11-02
+26 gate · −9 arrival
11-01
+28 gate · −9 arrival
10-31
+12 gate · −21 arrival
10-29
+29 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 · 11 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
AKLAucklandOn-time likelyAKL delay board →
MEL→AKLevery 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
3.6%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 Melbourne

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High13°Clikely 9°C to 17°C
Low8°Clikely 6°C to 11°C
  • 82% chance of rain

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 Auckland

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 20°C to 23°C
Low17°Clikely 14°C to 19°C
  • 93% chance of rain

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 Melbourne to Auckland flights today

same route · Air New Zealand
NZ120departs 08:15
NZ124departs 10:20
NZ122departs 12:10
NZ126departs 19:10
NZ6008departs 20:55

If NZ128 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 that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How NZ128 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for NZ128 across the MEL and AKL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 10/11 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 NZ128 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
11-06MEL 15:00 15:12 (+12)AKL 20:35 20:12 (−23)
11-05MEL 15:00 15:12 (+12)AKL 20:35 20:12 (−23)
11-03MEL 15:00 15:49 (+49)AKL 20:35 20:58 (+23)
11-02MEL 15:00 15:26 (+26)AKL 20:35 20:26 (−9)
11-01MEL 15:00 15:28 (+28)AKL 20:35 20:26 (−9)
10-31MEL 15:00 15:12 (+12)AKL 20:35 20:14 (−21)
10-29MEL 15:00 15:29 (+29)AKL 20:35 20:25 (−10)
10-28MEL 15:00 15:05 (+5)AKL 20:35 20:27 (−8)
10-26MEL 15:00 15:07 (+7)AKL 20:35 20:00 (−35)
10-25MEL 15:00 15:21 (+21)AKL 20:35 20:21 (−14)
10-23MEL 15:00 15:29 (+29)AKL 20:35 20:38 (+3)

Aircraft

Recent tails: ZK-NZL, ZK-OKS, ZK-NZK, ZK-NZR.

Board clocks recorded as MEL and AKL published them.

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