NZ5343Air New Zealand · WLG → CHC
live · 34m ago
Route confirmed Air New Zealand

NZ5343 WellingtonWLG · 09:45 ChristchurchCHC · 10:50

NZ5343 by Air New Zealand flies from Wellington (WLG) to Christchurch (CHC) for the Wed, Sep 16 departure.

Right nowScheduled · gate 19 · as of 03:08
09:45

departs WLG · on schedule

Typical arrival−4 minmedian over 2 operations

The route today

live boards
WLGWellingtonHigh riskWLG delay board →
CHCChristchurchHigh riskCHC delay board →
WLG→CHCevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
36%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.5%Chance of cancellation
+8 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 ~22% of flights, vs 1.8% 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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Wellington to Christchurch flights today

same route · Air New Zealand
NZ5331departs 06:30
NZ5965departs 06:30
NZ327departs 07:00
NZ5341departs 09:00
NZ5979departs 09:15
NZ5349departs 11:00

If NZ5343 is cancelled, these are the other Air New Zealand nonstop flights from Wellington to Christchurch on the same day, with scheduled departure times in WLG local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How NZ5343 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for NZ5343 across the WLG and CHC boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: landed -4 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how NZ5343 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-15WLG 09:45CHC 10:50 10:46 (−4)
09-14WLG CHC 10:50 10:45 (−5)

Board clocks recorded as WLG and CHC published them.

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