NZ561Air New Zealand · AKL → CHC
live · 49m ago
Route confirmed Air New Zealand

NZ561 AucklandAKL · 17:30 ChristchurchCHC · 18:55

NZ561 by Air New Zealand flies from Auckland (AKL) to Christchurch (CHC).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
17:30

scheduled from AKL

Typical gate push+70 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+60 minmedian over 3 operations
Wins back in air~10 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 3 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-08
+70 gate · +60 arrival
11-01
+70 gate · +60 arrival
10-31
+7 gate · −6 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
AKLAucklandOn-time likelyAKL delay board →
CHCChristchurchOn-time likelyCHC delay board →
AKL→CHCevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
24%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.5%Chance of cancellation
+1 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at AKL 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 at Auckland

Forecast

Mon 9 Nov, local date

High20°Clikely 19°C to 22°C
Low15°Clikely 13°C to 17°C
  • 96% 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

Mon 9 Nov, local date

High16°Clikely 13°C to 19°C
Low11°Clikely 8°C to 14°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 Auckland to Christchurch flights today

same route · Air New Zealand
NZ515departs 06:00
NZ6205departs 06:00
NZ519departs 06:45
NZ521departs 07:25
NZ523departs 08:00
NZ5062departs 08:30

If NZ561 is cancelled, these are the other Air New Zealand nonstop flights from Auckland to Christchurch on the same day, with scheduled departure times in AKL 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 NZ561 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for NZ561 across the AKL and CHC boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: landed +60 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how NZ561 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
11-08AKL 17:30 18:40 (+70)CHC 18:55 19:55 (+60)
11-01AKL 17:30 18:40 (+70)CHC 18:55 19:55 (+60)
10-31AKL 17:30 17:37 (+7)CHC 18:55 18:49 (−6)

Aircraft

Recent tails: ZK-OXF, ZK-OXK.

Board clocks recorded as AKL and CHC published them.

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