NZ168 Sunshine CoastMCY · 12:35 AucklandAKL · 17:50
NZ168 by Air New Zealand flies from Sunshine Coast (MCY) to Auckland (AKL).
scheduled from MCY
⚖ NZ168 typically leaves +20 and lands +6. 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 +6 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Early read, sample still buildingConditions at MCY 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. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.
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.
How NZ168 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for NZ168 across the MCY and AKL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~12 min late. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 6/8 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how NZ168 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-NHD, ZK-NNB, ZK-NHA.
Board clocks recorded as MCY and AKL published them.
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Pro Flight Search — NZ168 Sunshine Coast to Auckland on-time performance, measured from the MCY and AKL airport boards.
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