NZ253 WellingtonWLG · 06:00 MelbourneMEL · 08:10
NZ253 by Air New Zealand flies from Wellington (WLG) to Melbourne (MEL) for the Tue, Sep 15 departure.
en route from WLG to MEL
board checked 46m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. 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 −8 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at WLG and MEL 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.
How NZ253 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for NZ253 across the WLG and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 12/14 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how NZ253 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-NHB, ZK-NHF, ZK-NHD.
Board clocks recorded as WLG and MEL published them.
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