NZ218Air New Zealand · MEL → CHC
live · 58m ago
Route confirmed Air New Zealand

NZ218 MelbourneMEL · 18:20 ChristchurchCHC · 23:45

NZ218 by Air New Zealand flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Christchurch (CHC).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
18:20

scheduled from MEL

Wins back in air~30 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

The route today

live boards
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
CHCChristchurchHigh riskCHC delay board →
MEL→CHCevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
53%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.9%Chance of cancellation
+27 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by MEL (Melbourne), currently flying LIFR (low 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 Melbourne

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 19°C to 24°C
Low9°Clikely 7°C to 12°C
  • 74% 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 Christchurch

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 17°C to 25°C
Low10°Clikely 7°C to 13°C

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

Other Melbourne to Christchurch flights today

same route · Air New Zealand
NZ214departs 09:10
NZ216departs 19:10

If NZ218 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 NZ218 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for NZ218 across the MEL and CHC boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: departed -6 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how NZ218 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-01MEL 18:20 18:28 (+8)CHC 23:45 23:23 (−22)

Aircraft

Recent tails: ZK-NHF.

Board clocks recorded as MEL and CHC published them.

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