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Direct flights from Christchurch (CHC) to Adelaide (ADL): 2 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 9 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,055 km, an estimated 4 hours 25 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Christchurch and Adelaide. Updated 31 October 2026 at 11:33 UTC.
CHC
Christchurch
smooth · +6
ADL
Adelaide
smooth · +0
3,055 km · ~4h 25m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 2x weekly · nonstop
97 / 100
route health from live CHC and ADL delay boards
Median arrival delay is −9 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival−9 minacross the last 2 arrivals
Flight time~4h 25mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures2x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Conditions are tightest at CHC and ADL: a 31% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +5 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Christchurch to Adelaide route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CHC to ADL 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: Christchurch (CHC) to Adelaide (ADL) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/CHC-ADL
CHC to ADL questions
Is CHC–ADL running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at CHC is the weaker end, route health score 97/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from CHC to ADL?
Great-circle distance is 3,055 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 246–292 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does CHC–ADL fly?
Air New Zealand runs the route with about 2 flights a week (tue, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at CHC and arrival-side delay at ADL, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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