IVC → AKLInvercargill to Auckland

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Direct flights from Invercargill (IVC) to Auckland (AKL): 4 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 6 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 3 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 6 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,175 km, an estimated 2 hours 0 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Invercargill and Auckland. Updated 11 October 2026 at 02:33 UTC.

IVC Invercargill tracking
AKL Auckland smooth · +0
1,175 km · ~2h 00m est.
departs 12:254x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 4x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 6 operated IVC → AKL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −3 min. 0 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−3 minacross the last 6 operated legs
Flight time~2h 00mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures4x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
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Thu
Fri
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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 ZealandNZ100% on time

Flights NZ698 12:25 Mo Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-11NZ698arrived+11
10-09NZ698arrived−20
10-08NZ698arrived−5
10-06NZ698arrived+5
10-05NZ698arrived−12
10-04NZ698arrived−3

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
IVCInvercargill tracking Full IVC delay board →
AKLAuckland +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · W 11 kt Full AKL delay board →

How the Invercargill to Auckland route actually runs

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

Is IVC–AKL 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.

How long is the flight from IVC to AKL?

Great-circle distance is 1,175 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 113–131 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does IVC–AKL fly?

Air New Zealand runs the route with about 4 flights a week (sun, mon, thu, fri). 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 IVC and arrival-side delay at AKL, 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.