NZ162 CairnsCNS · 11:55 AucklandAKL · 18:35
NZ162 by Air New Zealand flies from Cairns (CNS) to Auckland (AKL) for the Mon, Sep 21 departure.
estimated arrival at AKL · local time · ~87 min from now
board checked 95m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 11:55. 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 −11 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at CNS 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 Cairns to Auckland flights today
same route · Air New ZealandIf NZ162 is cancelled, this is the other Air New Zealand nonstop flight from Cairns to Auckland on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CNS local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How NZ162 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for NZ162 across the CNS and AKL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 7/7 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how NZ162 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-NND, ZK-NNG, ZK-NNE, ZK-NNC.
Board clocks recorded as CNS and AKL published them.
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