NZ216 MelbourneMEL · 19:10 ChristchurchCHC · 00:35
NZ216 by Air New Zealand flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Christchurch (CHC).
scheduled from MEL
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at MEL and CHC 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
ForecastMelbourne to Christchurch with Air New Zealand · Sat 31 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 1.8%1.9× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 4.5%1.8× usual
Forecast weather: 91% chance of rain and gusts to 32 kt at Melbourne
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 1 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Melbourne to Christchurch flights today
same route · Air New ZealandIf NZ216 is cancelled, these are the other Air New Zealand nonstop flights from Melbourne to Christchurch on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MEL 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 NZ216 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for NZ216 across the MEL and CHC boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: left about 6 min early but landed about 30 min early. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how NZ216 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-NHC, ZK-NHA.
Board clocks recorded as MEL and CHC published them.
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Pro Flight Search: NZ216 Melbourne to Christchurch on-time performance, measured from the MEL and CHC airport boards.
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