NZ5940 ChristchurchCHC · 09:35 WellingtonWLG · 10:35
NZ5940 by Air New Zealand flies from Christchurch (CHC) to Wellington (WLG).
scheduled from CHC
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven 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 ~26% 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Christchurch to Wellington flights today
same route · Air New ZealandIf NZ5940 is cancelled, these are the other Air New Zealand nonstop flights from Christchurch to Wellington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CHC local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How NZ5940 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for NZ5940 across the CHC and WLG boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: landed -13 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how NZ5940 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 CHC and WLG published them.
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Pro Flight Search — NZ5940 Christchurch to Wellington on-time performance, measured from the CHC and WLG airport boards.
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