NZ461Air New Zealand · AKL → WLG
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Route confirmed Air New Zealand

NZ461 AucklandAKL · 21:10 WellingtonWLG · 22:20

NZ461 by Air New Zealand flies from Auckland (AKL) to Wellington (WLG) for the Wed, Sep 9 departure.

Right nowEn route to Wellington · off blocks 21:18 · 8 min late
22:20

estimated arrival at WLG · local time · landing about now

En routeNZ461 · position estimated
AKLAucklandWLGWellington
Estimated from the boardsarr 22:20

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 21:18.

Typical gate push+6 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−14 minmedian over 2 operations
Wins back in air~20 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-10
+8 gate
09-09
+8 gate · −14 arrival
09-08
+4 gate · −19 arrival
09-07
+3 gate
09-06
+6 gate

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 −14 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
AKLAucklandOn-time likelyAKL delay board →
WLGWellingtonHigh riskWLG delay board →
AKL→WLGevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
34%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.4%Chance of cancellation
+7 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by WLG (Wellington), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Under low visibility at WLG, Air New Zealand has historically cancelled ~23% of flights, vs 1.9% in clear conditions, over the trailing 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Auckland to Wellington flights today

same route · Air New Zealand
NZ401departs 06:00
NZ6207departs 06:30
NZ405departs 07:00
NZ6201departs 07:00
NZ407departs 07:30
NZ409departs 08:10

If NZ461 is cancelled, these are the other Air New Zealand nonstop flights from Auckland to Wellington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in AKL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How NZ461 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for NZ461 across the AKL and WLG boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~14 min early. Based on 2 confirmed landings · 2/2 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 NZ461 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
09-10AKL 21:10 21:18 (+8)WLG 22:20
09-09AKL 21:10 21:18 (+8)WLG 22:20 22:06 (−14)
09-08AKL 21:10 21:14 (+4)WLG 22:20 22:01 (−19)
09-07AKL 21:10 21:13 (+3)WLG 22:20
09-06AKL 21:10 21:16 (+6)WLG 22:20

Aircraft

Recent tails: ZK-OXF, ZK-OXJ, ZK-OXA, ZK-OXM.

Board clocks recorded as AKL and WLG published them.

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