NZ1216Air New Zealand · ZQN → AKL
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Route confirmed Air New Zealand

NZ1216 QueenstownZQN AucklandAKL

NZ1216 by Air New Zealand flies from Queenstown (ZQN) to Auckland (AKL).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
12:10

scheduled from ZQN

The route today

live boards
ZQNQueenstownOn-time likelyZQN delay board →
AKLAucklandOn-time likelyAKL delay board →
ZQN→AKLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
27%Chance of 15+ min delay
5.9%Chance of cancellation
+2 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at ZQN and AKL are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow on this route

Forecast

Queenstown to Auckland with Air New Zealand · Tue 3 Nov, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
1.1%0.8× usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
2.3%1.5× usual

Forecast weather: 88% chance of rain at Queenstown

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 9 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Queenstown to Auckland flights today

same route · Air New Zealand
NZ9998departs 01:32
NZ638departs 07:00
NZ614departs 09:10
NZ1212departs 10:35
NZ612departs 10:35
NZ624departs 11:15

If NZ1216 is cancelled, these are the other Air New Zealand nonstop flights from Queenstown to Auckland on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ZQN local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How NZ1216 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for NZ1216 across the ZQN and AKL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Combined risk score: 7.3/100. Based on airport operations, weather, and cached board history at ZQN and AKL.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how NZ1216 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

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Pro Flight Search: NZ1216 Queenstown to Auckland on-time performance, measured from the ZQN and AKL airport boards.

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