NZ253Air New Zealand · WLG → MEL
live · 4m ago
Route confirmed Air New Zealand

NZ253 WellingtonWLG · 06:00 MelbourneMEL · 08:10

NZ253 by Air New Zealand flies from Wellington (WLG) to Melbourne (MEL) for the Sat, Oct 24 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Melbourne
07:59

estimated arrival at MEL · local time · ~27 min from now

LivePosition · updated 4m ago
MEL175 mi · ~27 min leftWLG
35,000 ftAltitudecruising
443 mphSpeed385 kt
326°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 3h 2m

Typical arrival−15 minmedian over 15 operations
Cancellation0 in 15tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-24
−11 arrival
10-23
−19 arrival
10-22
−19 arrival
10-21
−10 arrival
10-20
−13 arrival
10-19
−12 arrival
10-18
−21 arrival

The 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 operation

median arrival −15 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
WLGWellingtonHigh riskWLG delay board →
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
WLG→MELevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
65%Chance of 15+ min delay
7.4%Chance of cancellation
+38 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by MEL (Melbourne), currently flying IFR (instrument). For this route and airline, 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 →

When it flies

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

How NZ253 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for NZ253 across the WLG and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~9 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 12/13 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how NZ253 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
10-24WLG 06:00MEL 08:10 07:59 (−11)
10-23WLG 06:00MEL 08:10 07:51 (−19)
10-22WLG 06:00MEL 08:10 07:51 (−19)
10-21WLG 06:00MEL 08:10 08:00 (−10)
10-20WLG 06:00MEL 08:10 07:57 (−13)
10-19WLG 06:00MEL 08:10 07:58 (−12)
10-18WLG 06:00MEL 08:10 07:49 (−21)
10-17WLG 06:00MEL 08:10 08:00 (−10)
10-16WLG 06:00MEL 08:10 07:44 (−26)
10-15WLG 06:00MEL 08:10 07:54 (−16)
10-14WLG 06:00MEL 08:10 08:41 (+31)
10-13WLG 06:00MEL 08:10 08:02 (−8)
10-12WLG 06:00MEL 08:10 07:55 (−15)
10-11WLG 06:00MEL 08:10 07:37 (−33)
10-10WLG MEL 08:10 07:44 (−26)

Aircraft

Recent tails: ZK-NHD, ZK-NHF, ZK-NHA, ZK-NHC.

Board clocks recorded as WLG and MEL published them.

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