Air New ZealandNZ57% on time
Flights NZ90 20:00 daily
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Direct flights from Tokyo (NRT) to Auckland (AKL): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 57% of the last 7 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 9 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 8,836 km, an estimated 11 hours 50 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Tokyo and Auckland. Updated 18 August 2026 at 03:17 UTC.
NRT
Tokyo
smooth · +5
AKL
Auckland
smooth · +0
8,836 km · ~11h 50m est.
Runs rough · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
57% on time
of the last 7 operated NRT → AKL flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +9 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Search live fares for this route →Median arrival+9 minacross the last 7 operated legs
Flight time~11h 50mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Current nonstop fares
NRT → AKL · one way · economy · 1 adult
TodayChecking…Direct airline fares
TomorrowChecking…Direct airline fares
In one weekChecking…Direct airline fares
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
Current conditions put the pressure at NRT and AKL: 27% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +2 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Tokyo to Auckland route actually runs
Pro Flight Search tracks every published board update for nonstop NRT to AKL flights: 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. Fares link straight to the operating airline with no markups.
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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NRT to AKL questions
Is NRT–AKL running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at NRT is the weaker end, route health score 95/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from NRT to AKL?
Great-circle distance is 8,836 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 654–787 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does NRT–AKL fly?
Air New Zealand runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). 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 NRT 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.
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