NZ261Air New Zealand · CHC → ADL
live · 44m ago
Route confirmed Air New Zealand

NZ261 ChristchurchCHC · 15:25 AdelaideADL · 17:35

NZ261 by Air New Zealand flies from Christchurch (CHC) to Adelaide (ADL).

Right nowNext departure Saturday Operates Tue Sat
15:25

scheduled from CHC

Typical arrival−18 minmedian over 4 operations

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-04
−23 arrival
11-03
−23 arrival
10-31
−9 arrival
10-27
−13 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
CHCChristchurchHigh riskCHC delay board →
ADLAdelaideOn-time likelyADL delay board →
CHC→ADLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
40%Chance of 15+ min delay
11%Chance of cancellation
+16 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by CHC (Christchurch), currently flying LIFR (low instrument). 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 Christchurch

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High25°Clikely 22°C to 28°C
Low11°Clikely 9°C to 13°C

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 Adelaide

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High19°Clikely 18°C to 20°C
Low10°Clikely 8°C to 12°C

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 departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

How NZ261 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for NZ261 across the CHC and ADL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~17 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how NZ261 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
11-04CHC 15:25ADL 17:35 17:12 (−23)
11-03CHC 15:25ADL 17:35 17:12 (−23)
10-31CHC 15:25ADL 17:35 17:26 (−9)
10-27CHC 15:25ADL 17:35 17:22 (−13)

Aircraft

Recent tails: ZK-NHB, ZK-NHE.

Board clocks recorded as CHC and ADL published them.

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