NZ974Air New Zealand · AKL → TBU
updated 5h ago
Route confirmed Air New Zealand

NZ974 AucklandAKL · 17:30 Nuku'alofaTBU

NZ974 by Air New Zealand flies from Auckland (AKL) to Nuku'alofa (TBU) for the Fri, Nov 13 departure.

Right nowEn route to Nuku'alofa · off blocks 17:59 · 29 min late
En route

en route from AKL to TBU

En routeNZ974 · position estimated
AKLAucklandTBUNuku'alofa
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 17:59.

Typical gate push+29 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-14
+29 gate
11-13
+29 gate
11-12
+37 gate
11-09
+16 gate
11-06
+22 gate
11-05
+13 gate
11-02
+54 gate

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

0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

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

Tomorrow at Auckland

Forecast

Sun 15 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 22°C to 24°C
Low14°Clikely 12°C to 16°C

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 departures
061422
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T
F
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Auckland to Nuku'alofa flights today

same route · Air New Zealand
NZ972departs 06:00
NZ6060departs 08:00
NZ970departs 08:00

If NZ974 is cancelled, these are the other Air New Zealand nonstop flights from Auckland to Nuku'alofa on the same day, with scheduled departure times in AKL 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 NZ974 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for NZ974 across the AKL and TBU boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~18 min late. Based on 8 confirmed departures · 3/8 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how NZ974 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
11-14AKL 17:30 17:59 (+29)TBU
11-13AKL 17:30 17:59 (+29)TBU
11-12AKL 17:30 18:07 (+37)TBU
11-09AKL 17:30 17:46 (+16)TBU
11-06AKL 17:30 17:52 (+22)TBU
11-05AKL 17:30 17:43 (+13)TBU
11-02AKL 17:30 18:24 (+54)TBU
10-30AKL 17:30 18:10 (+40)TBU

Aircraft

Recent tails: ZK-NNB, ZK-NNE, ZK-NNF, ZK-NNC.

Board clocks recorded as AKL and TBU published them.

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