YVR → AKLVancouver to Auckland

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Direct flights from Vancouver (YVR) to Auckland (AKL): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 7 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 39 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 11,361 km, an estimated 15 hours 4 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Vancouver and Auckland. Updated 15 September 2026 at 18:33 UTC.

YVR Vancouver smooth · +0
AKL Auckland smooth · +0
11,361 km · ~15h 04m est.
departs 20:556x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 7 operated YVR → AKL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −39 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−39 minacross the last 7 operated legs
Flight time~15h 04mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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 NZ23 20:55 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-14NZ23dep +8 → arr−38
09-13NZ23dep +16 → arr−39
09-12NZ23dep +30 → arr−33
09-11NZ23dep +20 → arr−44
09-10NZ23dep +1 → arr−18
09-09NZ23dep +22 → arr−47
09-08NZ23arrived−59

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
YVRVancouver +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 6 kt Full YVR delay board →
AKLAuckland +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · NNE 4 kt Full AKL delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at YVR: 31% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +9 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Vancouver to Auckland route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop YVR 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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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/YVR-AKL
How we measure this →

YVR to AKL questions

Is YVR–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 YVR to AKL?

Great-circle distance is 11,361 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 832–1004 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does YVR–AKL fly?

Air New Zealand runs the route with about 6 flights a week (sun, mon, wed, thu, fri, 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 YVR 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.