NZ973Air New Zealand · TBU → AKL
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Route confirmed Air New Zealand

NZ973 Nuku'alofaTBU AucklandAKL · 14:00

NZ973 by Air New Zealand flies from Nuku'alofa (TBU) to Auckland (AKL) for the Thu, Sep 10 departure.

Right nowExpected in Auckland · today
14:00

arrival expected at AKL · on schedule

Typical arrival+25 minmedian over 6 operations

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-07
−11 arrival
09-05
+29 arrival
09-03
−6 arrival
08-31
−10 arrival
08-29
+49 arrival
08-27
+25 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 +25 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
TBUNuku'alofaOn-time likelyTBU delay board →
AKLAucklandOn-time likelyAKL delay board →
TBU→AKLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

When it flies

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

How NZ973 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for NZ973 across the TBU and AKL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~29 min late. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 3/6 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how NZ973 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
09-07TBU AKL 14:00 13:49 (−11)
09-05TBU AKL 14:00 14:29 (+29)
09-03TBU AKL 14:00 13:54 (−6)
08-31TBU AKL 14:00 13:50 (−10)
08-29TBU AKL 14:00 14:49 (+49)
08-27TBU AKL 14:00 14:25 (+25)

Aircraft

Recent tails: ZK-NNE, ZK-NNA, ZK-NNH, ZK-NND.

Board clocks recorded as TBU and AKL published them.

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