AKL → WAGAuckland to Wanganui

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Direct flights from Auckland (AKL) to Wanganui (WAG): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 56% of the last 16 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 8 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 16 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 329 km, an estimated 55 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Auckland and Wanganui. Updated 11 September 2026 at 10:33 UTC.

AKL Auckland busy · +17
WAG Wanganui tracking
329 km · ~0h 55m est.
dep bank 08:30–18:157x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
56% on time

of the last 16 operated AKL → WAG flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +8 min. 0 of 16 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+8 minacross the last 16 operated legs
Flight time~0h 55mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 16

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air Chathams

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 Chathams3C56% on time

Flights 3C706 08:30 Mo Tu We Th Fr · 3C708 09:30 Sa · 3C712 12:30 Su · 3C718 15:00 Mo Tu We Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-113C700departed+4
09-113C706departed+21
09-113C718departed+3
09-103C718departed+184
09-093C706departed+33
09-083C706departed−2
09-083C724departed+8
09-073C706departed+7
09-073C718departed+8
09-073C724departed+17
09-063C712departed+59
09-063C724departed+8
09-053C708departed+7
09-043C706departed+2
09-043C718departed+72
09-043C724departed+54

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 +17 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · SW 21 kt Full AKL delay board →
WAGWanganui tracking Full WAG delay board →

How the Auckland to Wanganui route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop AKL to WAG 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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AKL to WAG questions

Is AKL–WAG running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at AKL is the weaker end, route health score 78/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on AKL–WAG?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:30 and evening departures around 18:15 from AKL. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the WAG delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from AKL to WAG?

Great-circle distance is 329 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 53–58 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does AKL–WAG fly?

Air Chathams runs the route with about 18 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.