NZ420 WellingtonWLG · 10:45 AucklandAKL · 11:50
NZ420 by Air New Zealand flies from Wellington (WLG) to Auckland (AKL) for the Mon, Oct 19 departure.
departs WLG · on schedule
board checked 23m ago · checking again in 45s
Aircraft is still on the ground at WLG · 11 min after scheduled departure
Where the minutes go
last 5 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 −8 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Early read, sample still buildingConditions at WLG and AKL are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Wellington to Auckland flights today
same route · Air New ZealandIf NZ420 is cancelled, these are the other Air New Zealand nonstop flights from Wellington to Auckland on the same day, with scheduled departure times in WLG local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How NZ420 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for NZ420 across the WLG and AKL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 5/5 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how NZ420 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-OJS, ZK-OXL, ZK-OXA, ZK-OXE.
Board clocks recorded as WLG and AKL published them.
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