AKL → NSNAuckland to Nelson

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Direct flights from Auckland (AKL) to Nelson (NSN): 74 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. No cancellations were recorded across the 80 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 496 km, an estimated 1 hour 8 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Auckland and Nelson. Updated 2 November 2026 at 17:33 UTC.

Today, AKL → NSN

Tue 3 Nov · local times
  1. 07:50 NZ5061Air New Zealand On scheduleGate 35 · T2 ·
  2. 09:00 NZ5069Air New Zealand On scheduleGate 43 · T2 ·

Checked AKL board 06:33

AKL Auckland smooth · +0
NSN Nelson tracking
496 km · ~1h 08m est.
dep bank 07:50–20:1074x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 74x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live AKL and NSN delay boards

0 of 80 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~1h 08mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures74x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 80

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 NZ5061 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa · NZ5069 09:00 daily · NZ5071 09:45 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · NZ5067 10:45 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-02NZ5061departed+21
11-02NZ5067departed+15
11-02NZ5069departed+0
11-02NZ5071departed+7
11-02NZ5073departed+4
11-02NZ5079departed+0
11-02NZ5083departed+13
11-02NZ5087departed+0
11-02NZ5089departed+8
11-02NZ5583departed+9
11-01NZ5067departed−2
11-01NZ5069departed+9
11-01NZ5071departed+0
11-01NZ5073departed+8
11-01NZ5077departed+0
11-01NZ5079departed+5
11-01NZ5083departed+0
11-01NZ5085departed+20
11-01NZ5087departed−1
11-01NZ5089departed+5
11-01NZ5583departed+0
10-31NZ5061departed+17
10-31NZ5067departed+5
10-31NZ5069departed+0
10-31NZ5073departed+19
10-31NZ5077departed−5
10-31NZ5079departed+9
10-31NZ5089departed+8
10-31NZ5583departed+6
10-30NZ5061departed+5
10-30NZ5067departed+0
10-30NZ5069departed+0
10-30NZ5071departed−3
10-30NZ5073departed−4
10-30NZ5077departed+5
10-30NZ5083departed+36
10-30NZ5085departed+7
10-30NZ5087departed+8
10-30NZ5089departed+11
10-30NZ5583departed+20

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 +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · ENE 7 kt Full AKL delay board →
NSNNelson tracking Full NSN delay board →

How the Auckland to Nelson route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop AKL to NSN 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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Pro Flight Search: Auckland (AKL) to Nelson (NSN) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

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

AKL to NSN questions

Is AKL–NSN running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on AKL–NSN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:00 and evening departures around 17:00 from AKL. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the NSN delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from AKL to NSN?

Great-circle distance is 496 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 65–73 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does AKL–NSN fly?

Air New Zealand runs the route with about 74 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.