NZ129 AucklandAKL · 19:20 MelbourneMEL · 21:30
NZ129 by Air New Zealand flies from Auckland (AKL) to Melbourne (MEL) for the Sun, Nov 15 departure.
arrived at MEL · 9 min early
⚖ NZ129 typically leaves +19 and lands −11. The air wins minutes back.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 −11 min · 0 cancelled · 16 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven mainly by MEL (Melbourne), currently flying VFR (visual). 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
ForecastTue 17 Nov, local date
- 80% 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 Melbourne
ForecastMon 16 Nov, local date
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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Auckland to Melbourne flights today
same route · Air New ZealandIf NZ129 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 NZ129 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for NZ129 across the AKL and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~5 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 14/14 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how NZ129 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-NNI, ZK-NHF, ZK-NNC, ZK-NNF.
Board clocks recorded as AKL and MEL published them.
Planning around NZ129? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
Journalists, bloggers, and researchers may cite this page with attribution and a link to Pro Flight Search.
Pro Flight Search: NZ129 Auckland to Melbourne on-time performance, measured from the AKL and MEL airport boards.
https://proflightsearch.com/flight/NZ129
.