NZ5389 WellingtonWLG · 08:15 ChristchurchCHC · 09:20
NZ5389 by Air New Zealand flies from Wellington (WLG) to Christchurch (CHC) for the Fri, Nov 13 departure.
arrival expected at CHC · on schedule
board checked 22m ago · checking again in 45s
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions 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. 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 Wellington
ForecastFri 13 Nov, local date
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 Christchurch
ForecastFri 13 Nov, local date
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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Wellington to Christchurch flights today
same route · Air New ZealandIf 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 that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. 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. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: landed +45 min. Not enough to call it.
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.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as WLG and CHC published them.
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Pro Flight Search: NZ5389 Wellington to Christchurch on-time performance, measured from the WLG and CHC airport boards.
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