NZ605Air New Zealand · WLG → ZQN
live · 32m ago
Route confirmed Air New Zealand

NZ605 WellingtonWLG · 09:25 QueenstownZQN · 10:50

NZ605 by Air New Zealand flies from Wellington (WLG) to Queenstown (ZQN) for the Thu, Oct 29 departure.

Right nowExpected in Queenstown · On Time
10:50

arrival expected at ZQN · on schedule

Typical arrival+13 minmedian over 6 operations

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-28
−7 arrival
10-27
+25 arrival
10-26
+45 arrival
10-25
−16 arrival
10-24
+13 arrival
10-23
−1 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 +13 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
WLGWellingtonHigh riskWLG delay board →
ZQNQueenstownOn-time likelyZQN delay board →
WLG→ZQNevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
34%Chance of 15+ min delay
9.5%Chance of cancellation
+7 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by WLG (Wellington), 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 →

Tomorrow at Wellington

Forecast

Thu 29 Oct, local date

High17°Clikely 16°C to 19°C
Low12°Clikely 10°C to 14°C
  • 71% chance of rain
  • Gusts to 41 kt

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · 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 Queenstown

Forecast

Thu 29 Oct, local date

High11°Clikely 9°C to 14°C
Low5°Clikely 2°C to 7°C
  • 93% chance of rain
Outlook: high
Chance a departure is cancelled
4.2%usually 1.7%
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
4.0%usually 2.0%

Weather behind it: 93% chance of rain at Queenstown; 93% chance of rain at Auckland, where 43% of departures go; 81% chance of rain at Christchurch, where 14% of departures go; 70% chance of rain at Wellington, where 8% of departures go

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 27 departures a day. · 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 Wellington to Queenstown flights today

same route · Air New Zealand
NZ607departs 13:55

If NZ605 is cancelled, this is the other Air New Zealand nonstop flight from Wellington to Queenstown 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 NZ605 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for NZ605 across the WLG and ZQN boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~13 min late. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 4/6 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how NZ605 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-28WLG 09:25ZQN 10:50 10:43 (−7)
10-27WLG 09:25ZQN 10:50 11:15 (+25)
10-26WLG 09:25ZQN 10:50 11:35 (+45)
10-25WLG 09:25ZQN 10:50 10:34 (−16)
10-24WLG 09:15ZQN 10:40 10:53 (+13)
10-23WLG 09:15ZQN 10:40 10:39 (−1)

Board clocks recorded as WLG and ZQN published them.

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