NZ638Air New Zealand · ZQN → AKL
live · 50m ago
Route confirmed Air New Zealand

NZ638 QueenstownZQN · 07:00 AucklandAKL · 08:50

NZ638 by Air New Zealand flies from Queenstown (ZQN) to Auckland (AKL) for the Mon, Sep 14 departure.

Right nowOn Time · today · as of 03:07
07:00

departs ZQN · on schedule

⚖ NZ638 typically leaves +0 and lands −13. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−13 minmedian over 10 operations
Wins back in air~13 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 10tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-14
−13 arrival
09-13
+0 gate · −27 arrival
09-12
+0 gate · −23 arrival
09-11
+0 gate · −16 arrival
09-10
+0 gate · −1 arrival
09-09
+0 gate · −12 arrival
09-08
+0 gate · −16 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −13 min · 0 cancelled · 10 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ZQNQueenstownOn-time likelyZQN delay board →
AKLAucklandOn-time likelyAKL delay board →
ZQN→AKLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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T
W
T
F
S
S

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

Other Queenstown to Auckland flights today

same route · Air New Zealand
NZ9998departs 01:32
NZ614departs 09:20
NZ612departs 10:35
NZ616departs 12:10
NZ620departs 13:05
NZ630departs 14:15

If NZ638 is cancelled, these are the other Air New Zealand nonstop flights from Queenstown to Auckland on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ZQN local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How NZ638 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for NZ638 across the ZQN and AKL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~8 min early. Based on 10 confirmed landings · 10/10 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how NZ638 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
09-14ZQN 07:00AKL 08:50 08:37 (−13)
09-13ZQN 07:00 (+0)AKL 08:50 08:23 (−27)
09-12ZQN 07:00 (+0)AKL 08:50 08:27 (−23)
09-11ZQN 07:00 (+0)AKL 08:50 08:34 (−16)
09-10ZQN 07:00 (+0)AKL 08:50 08:49 (−1)
09-09ZQN 07:00 (+0)AKL 08:50 08:38 (−12)
09-08ZQN 07:00 (+0)AKL 08:50 08:34 (−16)
09-07ZQN 07:00 (+0)AKL 08:50 08:37 (−13)
09-06ZQN 07:00 (+0)AKL 08:50 08:30 (−20)
09-05ZQN AKL 08:50 08:45 (−5)

Aircraft

Recent tails: ZK-OXF, ZK-OXA, ZK-OXG, ZK-OXM.

Board clocks recorded as ZQN and AKL published them.

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