NZ129 AucklandAKL · 19:20 MelbourneMEL · 21:30
NZ129 by Air New Zealand flies from Auckland (AKL) to Melbourne (MEL) for the Fri, Nov 6 departure.
arrived at MEL · 8 min late
⚖ NZ129 typically leaves +22 and lands −9. The air wins minutes back.Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The last 30 days
arrival outcome per operationmedian arrival −9 min · 0 cancelled · 16 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven mainly by MEL (Melbourne), currently flying IFR (instrument). 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 at Auckland
ForecastSun 8 Nov, local date
- 76% chance of rain
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
Tomorrow at Melbourne
ForecastSat 7 Nov, local date
- 86% chance of rain
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Auckland to Melbourne flights today
same route · Air New ZealandIf NZ129 is cancelled, these are the other Air New Zealand nonstop flights from Auckland to Melbourne on the same day, with scheduled departure times in AKL 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 NZ129 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for NZ129 across the AKL and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 13/14 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how NZ129 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: ZK-NNC, ZK-NNG, ZK-NNI, ZK-NND.
Board clocks recorded as AKL and MEL published them.
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