NZ5389Air New Zealand · WLG → CHC
live · 57m ago
Route confirmed Air New Zealand

NZ5389 WellingtonWLG ChristchurchCHC

NZ5389 by Air New Zealand flies from Wellington (WLG) to Christchurch (CHC).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates Mon Tue Thu Fri Sun
08:15

scheduled from WLG

Typical arrival−2 minmedian over 2 operations

The route today

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

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
28%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.1%Chance of cancellation
+4 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at WLG and CHC 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.

Under low visibility at WLG, Air New Zealand has historically cancelled ~21% of flights, vs 1.7% 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
NZ5343departs 09:45

If NZ5389 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 NZ5389 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for NZ5389 across the WLG and CHC boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Combined risk score: 77.6/100. Based on airport operations, weather, and cached board history at WLG and CHC.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how NZ5389 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
09-20WLG 08:15CHC 09:20 09:18 (−2)
09-18WLG 08:15CHC 09:20 09:15 (−5)

Board clocks recorded as WLG and CHC published them.

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