NZ281Air New Zealand · SIN → AKL
live · 2m ago
Route confirmed Air New Zealand

NZ281 SingaporeSIN · 08:35 AucklandAKL · 23:15

NZ281 by Air New Zealand flies from Singapore (SIN) to Auckland (AKL) for the Tue, Oct 20 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Auckland · off blocks 08:33 · 2 min early
23:00

estimated arrival at AKL · local time · ~3h 51m from now

LivePosition · updated 6m ago
SIN2,262 mi · ~3h 51m leftAKL
35,000 ftAltitudecruising
595 mphSpeed517 kt
112°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 5h 11m

Typical gate push−2 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+2 minmedian over 3 operations

Where the minutes go

last 3 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-20
−2 gate · +2 arrival
10-19
−2 gate · +2 arrival
10-18
+31 gate · +0 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
SINSingaporeOn-time likelySIN delay board →
AKLAucklandOn-time likelyAKL delay board →
SIN→AKLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
28%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.4%Chance of cancellation
+4 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by AKL (Auckland), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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.

Other Singapore to Auckland flights today

same route · Air New Zealand
NZ6072departs 06:30
NZ283departs 18:45

If NZ281 is cancelled, these are the other Air New Zealand nonstop flights from Singapore to Auckland on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SIN local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How NZ281 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for NZ281 across the SIN and AKL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: landed +8 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how NZ281 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
10-20SIN 08:35 08:33 (−2)AKL 23:15 23:17 (+2)
10-19SIN 08:35 08:33 (−2)AKL 23:15 23:17 (+2)
10-18SIN 08:35 09:06 (+31)AKL 23:15 (+0)

Aircraft

Recent tails: ZK-OKP, ZK-OKQ.

Board clocks recorded as SIN and AKL published them.

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