AKL → ZQNAuckland to Queenstown

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Direct flights from Auckland (AKL) to Queenstown (ZQN): 85 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 97% of the last 33 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 4 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 35 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,025 km, an estimated 1 hour 49 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Auckland and Queenstown. Updated 6 November 2026 at 16:07 UTC.

Today, AKL → ZQN

Sat 7 Nov · local times
  1. · NZ629 On schedule ZQN 10:30scheduled

Checked AKL board 22:33 · ZQN board 05:07

AKL Auckland smooth · +8
ZQN Queenstown smooth · +0
1,025 km · ~1h 49m est.
dep bank 06:30–19:2085x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 85x weekly · nonstop
97% on time

of the last 33 tracked AKL → ZQN flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −4 min. 0 of 35 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−4 minacross the last 33 arrivals
Flight time~1h 49mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures85x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 35

The week

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

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 ZealandNZ100% on time

Flights NZ611 06:30 Th Fr Sa Su · NZ613 07:55 daily · NZ629 08:35 Mo Tu Sa · NZ635 09:35 daily

Jetstar AirwaysJQ89% on time

Flights JQ295 08:15 daily · JQ297 10:55 daily · JQ293 15:00 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-06JQ293dep +0 → arr+5
11-06JQ295dep −8 → arr+0
11-06JQ297dep +0 → arr+0
11-06NZ611dep +8 → arr−17
11-06NZ613dep +16 → arr−7
11-06NZ617dep +6 → arr−13
11-06NZ619dep +18 → arr−1
11-06NZ623dep +17 → arr−6
11-06NZ625dep +21 → arr−4
11-06NZ627dep +17 → arr−10
11-06NZ635dep +9 → arr−15
11-06NZ637dep +24 → arr−1
11-05JQ293dep +5 → arr+0
11-05JQ295dep +3 → arr+0
11-05JQ297dep +26 → arr+15
11-05NZ611dep +29 → arr+14
11-05NZ613dep +18 → arr+3
11-05NZ617dep +7 → arr−10
11-05NZ619dep +12 → arr−13
11-05NZ623dep +15 → arr−8
11-05NZ625dep +18 → arr−6
11-05NZ627dep +17 → arr−1
11-05NZ635dep +10 → arr−14
11-05NZ637dep +13 → arr+5
11-04JQ293dep +2 → arr−7
11-04JQ295dep +0 → arr+5
11-04JQ297dep +38 → arr+45
11-04NZ613dep +10 → arr−10
11-04NZ617dep +10 → arr−12
11-04NZ619dep +42 → arr+14
11-04NZ623dep +16 → arr−8
11-04NZ625dep +16 → arr−6
11-04NZ627dep +13 → arr+3
11-04NZ635departed+6
11-04NZ637departed+14

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 +8 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · NNE 11 kt Full AKL delay board →
ZQNQueenstown +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · NE 5 kt Full ZQN delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at AKL and ZQN: a 26% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +2 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Auckland to Queenstown route actually runs

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

Is AKL–ZQN running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at AKL is the weaker end, route health score 94/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on AKL–ZQN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:30 and evening departures around 17:50 from AKL. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ZQN delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from AKL to ZQN?

Great-circle distance is 1,025 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 102–118 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does AKL–ZQN fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 85 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.