NZ539Air New Zealand · AKL → CHC
live · 27m ago
Route confirmed Air New Zealand

NZ539 AucklandAKL · 12:00 ChristchurchCHC · 13:25

NZ539 by Air New Zealand flies from Auckland (AKL) to Christchurch (CHC) for the Sat, Oct 24 departure.

Right nowExpected in Christchurch · today
13:25

arrival expected at CHC · on schedule

Typical gate push+21 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+6 minmedian over 2 operations
Wins back in air~15 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 3 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-24
+21 gate
10-23
+21 gate · +6 arrival
10-22
+15 gate · +2 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
AKLAucklandOn-time likelyAKL delay board →
CHCChristchurchOn-time likelyCHC delay board →
AKL→CHCevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
31%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.2%Chance of cancellation
+5 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by AKL (Auckland), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). For this route and airline, 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 →

When it flies

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

Other Auckland to Christchurch flights today

same route · Air New Zealand
NZ6205departs 06:00
NZ515departs 06:10
NZ519departs 06:45
NZ521departs 07:30
NZ523departs 08:00
NZ5062departs 08:30

If NZ539 is cancelled, these are the other Air New Zealand nonstop flights from Auckland to Christchurch 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 NZ539 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for NZ539 across the AKL and CHC boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: departed +6 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how NZ539 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
10-24AKL 12:00 12:21 (+21)CHC 13:25
10-23AKL 12:00 12:21 (+21)CHC 13:25 13:31 (+6)
10-22AKL 12:00 12:15 (+15)CHC 13:25 13:27 (+2)

Aircraft

Recent tails: ZK-OYB, ZK-OXF.

Board clocks recorded as AKL and CHC published them.

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