NZ169Air New Zealand · AKL → MCY
live · 3h ago
Route confirmed Air New Zealand

NZ169 AucklandAKL · 09:10 Sunshine CoastMCY · 11:05

NZ169 by Air New Zealand flies from Auckland (AKL) to Sunshine Coast (MCY) for the Fri, Sep 11 departure.

Right nowLanded in Sunshine Coast · position data
10:52

arrived at MCY · 13 min early

Typical gate push+24 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−18 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~42 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
09-11
+34 gate · −18 arrival
09-09
+28 gate · −13 arrival
09-06
+26 gate · +10 arrival
09-04
+15 gate · −14 arrival
09-02
+11 gate · −19 arrival
08-30
+24 gate · −24 arrival
08-28
+7 gate · −30 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 −18 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
AKLAucklandOn-time likelyAKL delay board →
MCYSunshine CoastHigh riskMCY delay board →
AKL→MCYevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
32%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.5%Chance of cancellation
+6 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by AKL (Auckland), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

How NZ169 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for NZ169 across the AKL and MCY boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~14 min early. Based on 3 confirmed landings · 3/3 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 NZ169 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
09-11AKL 09:10 09:44 (+34)MCY 11:05 10:47 (−18)
09-09AKL 09:10 09:38 (+28)MCY 11:05 10:52 (−13)
09-06AKL 09:10 09:36 (+26)MCY 11:05 11:15 (+10)
09-04AKL 09:10 09:25 (+15)MCY 11:05 10:51 (−14)
09-02AKL 09:10 09:21 (+11)MCY 11:05 10:46 (−19)
08-30AKL 09:10 09:34 (+24)MCY 11:05 10:41 (−24)
08-28AKL 09:10 09:17 (+7)MCY 11:05 10:35 (−30)

Aircraft

Recent tails: ZK-NHA, ZK-NNE, ZK-NNB, ZK-NHE.

Board clocks recorded as AKL and MCY published them.

Planning around NZ169? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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