AKL → BHEAuckland to Blenheim

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Direct flights from Auckland (AKL) to Blenheim (BHE): 28 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 1 of the 30 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 508 km, an estimated 1 hour 9 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Auckland and Blenheim. Updated 29 October 2026 at 09:33 UTC.

Today, AKL → BHE

Thu 29 Oct · local times
  1. 07:45 NZ5201Air New Zealand Left 07:45 ·
  2. 15:25 NZ5209Air New Zealand Left 15:34 +9 ·
  3. 18:35 NZ5205Air New Zealand Left 18:45 +10 ·

Checked AKL board 22:33

AKL Auckland smooth · +5
BHE Blenheim tracking
508 km · ~1h 09m est.
dep bank 07:40–18:3528x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 28x weekly · nonstop
90 / 100

route health from live AKL and BHE delay boards

1 of 30 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~1h 09mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures28x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled3.3%recent route rate · 1 of 30

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air New Zealand

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Air New ZealandNZ

Flights NZ5201 07:40 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa · NZ5203 10:05 Fr Sa Su · NZ5509 12:05 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · NZ5209 15:25 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-29NZ5201departed+0
10-29NZ5205departed+10
10-29NZ5209departed+9
10-28NZ5201departed+5
10-28NZ5205departed+4
10-28NZ5209departed+27
10-28NZ5509departed+8
10-27NZ5201departed+9
10-27NZ5205departed+10
10-27NZ5209departed+21
10-27NZ5509departed+24
10-26NZ5201departed+9
10-26NZ5205departed+8
10-26NZ5209departed+9
10-26NZ5509departed+5
10-25NZ5203departed+3
10-25NZ5205departed+12
10-25NZ5209departed+8
10-24NZ5201departed+51
10-24NZ5203departed+13
10-24NZ5209departed+29
10-23NZ5201departed+10
10-23NZ5203departed+0
10-23NZ5205departed+3
10-23NZ5209cancelledCNX
10-23NZ5509departed+24
10-22NZ5201departed+9
10-22NZ5205departed+14
10-22NZ5209departed−6
10-22NZ5509departed+5

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
AKLAuckland +5 min smooth 🌤 overcast · WSW 13 kt Full AKL delay board →
BHEBlenheim tracking Full BHE delay board →

How the Auckland to Blenheim route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop AKL to BHE flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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Canonical URL
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/AKL-BHE
How we measure this →

AKL to BHE questions

Is AKL–BHE running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at AKL is the weaker end, route health score 90/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on AKL–BHE?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:40 and evening departures around 18:35 from AKL. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the BHE delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from AKL to BHE?

Great-circle distance is 508 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 66–74 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does AKL–BHE fly?

Air New Zealand runs the route with about 28 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.